Composed by Shiomi Yasushi / “AOI” Suite for the Double Bass Quartet (World Premiere Live)

Composed by Shiomi Yasushi / Suite for the Double Bass Quartet “AOI” 0:00 1. Indigo Prelude 5:09 2. Blue Flame Dance 10:48 3. Melody of Sadness 14:36 ​​4. Allegro of the Blue Sky February 27, 2025, Shinagawa Ward General Ward Civic Hall, 1st floor small hall performance: Double Bass Quartet “ABABABA” 1st. Sadotani Ayako 2nd. Inoue Yusuke 3rd. Kitajima Akito 4th. Nagai Sakura (member of the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra) Composer Shiomi Yasushi said, “This work was completed around autumn 2024. It is a new song composed for the ABABABABA Tokyo performance (although some of the pieces are reconstructed from what the composer wrote when he was younger). The entire piece has many passionate ideas and the image of “Blue Fire” comes to mind, so the song is called “AOI.” Song 1: Indigo Prelude The nine chords at the beginning are displayed, and this is a motif that is common to the first, second and fourth songs. Song 2: Blue Flame Dance with a rough, rough waltz. The middle section is 4/4, and it is a memorable dotted music. The third song: Melody of Sadness A short song with a sad melody. The fourth song: Allegro of the Blue Sky One, turns into a refreshing allegro, but the musical ideas are varied and change one after another, and the same motif as the first song is often used.” https://www.shiomi-yasushi.com/ Program Notes: “A double bass quartet composed for this concert by Shiomi Yasushi, who has composed many solo double bass pieces and chamber songs. The themes are based on a variety of “blues” themes, including indigo, blue flames, and blue sky, and we hope you will feel the unique resonance and internal combustion energy that Shiomi has. ”