Garrop - Noir Vignettes for Double Bass and Piano [CF:144-41811]

Noir Vignettes
Stacy Garrop
Performing Ensemble: Contrabass with Piano
Instrumentation: Double Bass, Piano
Item Number: 114-41811
Number of Pages: 40
Duration: 0:13:00
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Print Status: In Print

I. Murder at Midnight
II. Loaded Gun
III. Femme Fatale
IV. Last Cigarette

The film noir genre of 1940s cinema typically includes a strong but flawed male lead (often a detective), a beautiful woman who coerces the male into committing murder or is a killer herself (a "femme fatale"), and a twisting plot line that involves one or more homicides. These movies typically are shot in black and white, with emphasis on shadows and light, alcohol and cigarettes, trench coats and fedoras. Most of the story lines do not have happy endings. Inspired by this genre, NOIR VIGNETTES consists of four movements, each depicting an aspect of film noir: Murder at Midnight, Loaded Gun, Femme Fatale, and Last Cigarette. String bass parts are provided both for standard orchestral tuning and for solo tuning.