„PORTRAIT OF TRACY”  FOR BASS GUITAR SOLO BY JACO PASTORIUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE APPLICATION OF FLAJEOLET TECHNIQUE Cover Image

„PORTRAIT OF TRACY” ДЛЯ БАС-ГИТАРЫ СОЛО ДЖАКО ПАСТОРИУСА В КОНТЕКСТЕ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ ФЛАЖОЛЕТНОЙ ТЕХНИКИ
„PORTRAIT OF TRACY” FOR BASS GUITAR SOLO BY JACO PASTORIUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE APPLICATION OF FLAJEOLET TECHNIQUE

Author(s): Alexandr Vitiuc
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Academia de Muzică, Teatru și Arte Plastice
Keywords: bass guitar; flageolets; Portrait of Tracy; sound production techniques; performance technique;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents an analysis of the application of the flageolet technique on the bass guitar in Jaco Pastorius’s compositionPortrait of Tracy. Of particular interest is the musician’s endeavor to combine bass and melodic functions on the bassguitar, which makes it possible to get an additional acoustic volume. At the same time, the use by J. Pastorius of the techniqueof natural and artificial flageolets as the main tuning and melodic means creates a palette of bright lines and original timbrecolors.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2 (45)
  • Page Range: 26-29
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Russian
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