Double Quartet Henning Sieverts

• 1 Bass Twins 01:47
• 2 Cantus Five 06:12
• 3 Hexa Countdown 08:28
• 4 Drum Twins 00:51
• 5 Vipia Twins 01:10
• 6 Firm Chant 05:28
• 7 Cantus Seven 08:39
• 8 Sax Twins 01:09
• 9 Hexa Circle 12:10
• 10 Hexa Twelve 06:15
• 11 Hidden Hexa 04:11
• 12 Ebird 04:33
• 13 Fasoldo 04:41
• 14 Ursin 05:01
• 15 Bass Twins (reprise) 01:00
• Total Runtime 01:11:35

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Henning Sieverts: Double Quartet, Sievert’s fourth dividing the scale between the 3rd and 4th note. Sieverts album for PIROUET, is an offshoot of the bassist/composer’s musical vision for the 2014 edition of the yearly Tonspuren Festival at the Irsee Monastery in lower Bavaria.

While researching over 600 years of this former Benedictine Abbey’s history, Sieverts unearthed a Mass composed in 1614 specifically for the Abbey’s festival of St. Benedict. Sieverts chose two elements from this festive Mass, a cantus firmus, an archaic leitmotif in the Pro Offertorio movement of the mass, and a hexachord, a symmetric six note scale composed of four whole tones with a half tone incorporated these elements as leitmotifs in his own com- positions. Henning emphasizes that “They permeate my Irsee music in every creative form possible.” The music at the monastery spanned three days; on two of these days a string chamber orchestra was integrated into the double quartet. A Saturday evening “lounge” concert featured the double quartet by itself. All three were inspired by the music composed and sung by the Irsee Monks. The day after the concerts the double quartet traveled to Munich and PIROUET’s Kyberg Studio to record this impressive work. Henning pointed out that, “The eight musicians recorded in one room, and there were no overdubs. The results were so satisfying simply because the musicians were concentrated and listened so intently to each other. Besides that, the studio’s sound and ambience is fantastic!”

Born in 1966, composer, bassist/cellist Henning Sieverts now numbers among the elite player/composers in jazz. Backed by classical training and years of work with top international players, he has played on over 130 CDs, 15 under his own name, and has participated in tours on six continents. His long list of awards includes best jazz bassist at the International Society of Bassists’ competition, winner of the New German Jazz Prize as soloist on both cello and bass, and Germany’s prestigious Echo Jazz 2010 award as best bassist for his playing on his PIROUET CD Blackbird. He also moderates and produces jazz programs for the Bavarian Radio and teaches bass, cello, and composition at the Munich University for Music and the Performing Arts.

Loren Stillman, alto & soprano saxophone
Silvain Rifflet, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Florian Weber, piano
Pascal Schumacher, vibraphone
Françoise Thuillier, tuba
Henning Sieverts, bass, cello
Jochen Rueckert, drums
John Hollenbeck, drums

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