Gumboots by David Bruce - score follow

[@sveinungnygaard1505]

The first part is one of the most beautiful pieces of contemporary classical music ever

[@JakeMDavey]

A real triumph. I’ve been in a serialist/atonal echo chamber at University, what a tonic this is. Thank you David.

[@andrewfortmusic]

Great pun as well :)

[@JakeMDavey]

@@andrewfortmusic ;)

[@jamesryancullen]

Also at Uni. Know exactly how you feel 😂

[@nilesloughlin6845]

That’s because most uni composers don’t know how to write music that audiences or players want to hear, in any genre or style, let alone consider the practical performance needs of performers 🫢

[@maxwellkowal3065]

​@nilesloughlin6845 That's a gross generalization, but I understand what you're saying. It really depends on who the faculty is.

[@omocaigomocaig]

The first staves for Part 2 Dance have been my ringtone since 4 years ago!

[@GoatCat_]

I never thought that I needed a piece about gumboots. But now after hearing it, I wonder why I wouldn’t want a piece about gumboots

[@thmsrttg]

Utterly mindblowing.

[@luckylunaloops]

Just... Oh my God This is beautiful. Thank you so much!!

[@quinn7894]

I really like the opening to the fourth dance

[@MrLompo123]

Really amazing, has honestly left me speechless! I love it!

[@nilesloughlin6845]

This makes my clarinetist heart sing, cheers mate!

[@RolandHuettmann]

Reminds me of a mixture of Irish plus oriental music. Very touching and subtle.

[@jiheehan3133]

This is a brilliant piece. Your music has inspired me to write a new composition. Thank you so much for sharing, David!

[@luckylunaloops]

Debussy travels to Asia with a blues band? Back in the clouds! Staying.

[@luckylunaloops]

And now... meeting up with Gershwin. I'm in heaven. Oh my. I hope I realize how lucky I am to be alive at the same time as Bruce!

[@natheniel]

Love the dances, especially the 22122 vs 333 vs 222222222 groove!

[@FilipSandecomposer]

It is not often I say this, but this is really a great composition! Congratulation!

[@alexchristodoulou]

What fantastic music you write Bruce 👏👏

[@adamnayf235]

Really wonderful Music.. I love all the movements I heard it twice so far .. you motivated me to compose something❤

[@ornleifs]

Love this piece and it's so great to be able to see the score.

[@naphtanaptha]

this is phenomenal. I've known about David bruce through the KZbin channel for a long time, but have always been put off by this title, and haven't listened to to until now because of that. what a mistake, this is absolutely amazing :)

[@marcoixca]

Truly great David! Those dances were something else!

[@Ana_crusis]

the beginning melody has got a strong Irish trad flavour to it

[@ETMargraf]

Thank you so much for putting this out there

[@modern-piano-arrangements]

Excellent idea this new channel! And still I love this piece!

[@kazvanrooij]

This is great! David, do you happen to know how much rehearsel time went into this?

[@davidbrucescores7639]

They've played the piece many times and recorded it, so this was one of those performances that made me feel like my piece was 'part of the repertoire', because it just felt like they knew it inside out. This was a live recording during covid.

[@philippospratsos4198]

The glissando on the clarinet at the beginning of dance 3 must be a nod to Gershwin’s rhapsody in blue

[@natasasouka-simou122]

Thanks! I have been thinking about asking you for the score to study for a long time but I was afraid you wouldn't want to share it. 🙂

[@maximo.7240]

David how do you get the strings to shimmer like that‽

[@lottaart7848]

alternating open strings and natural harmonics

[@LeonardoOuteiro]

Wow.

[@TrentJacobs]

I've been a longtime fan of your main channel but always loved most the videos where you explained your compositions and then let us hear the whole thing. So yeah, loving this new channel of yours and this piece is incredible. Have you written much for bassoon? Please tell me yes, and if the answer is no I want to figure out a way to get a commissioning group going. 100% not kidding, this needs to be a thing. You have my email already from a contrabassoon submission I sent you.

[@NeilABliss]

Wow

[@Rebablonde]

💐💐💐

[@henrikmulders8633]

It sounds vaguely Asian to me. Is it based on pentatonic themes?

[@natheniel]

I think it’s the metre. The irregular (but there are many irregular metre in western sounding music too?) asymmetric (but 22122 at the end is symmetric?) odd (well 3 beat is also odd?) metres in the dances makes it sounds non-western European. The scale does contribute too of course.

[@ETMargraf]

Thank you so much for putting this out there