Rabbath, F. Multi Bass '70
Francois Rabbath, Multibass ‘70
1 L’ODYSSEE D’EAU (Odyssey Under the Sea)
Francois Rabbath’s statements of his strong opposition to the hunting and slaughtering of the whales, 5 basses, 3 percussion
2 POUCHA-DASS
Raga Inspired by the sound of the Indian Sitar. 2 Basses, 3 Percussion.
3 INCANTATION POUR JUNON (Incantation for Juno)
Prayer and meditation to the goddess Juno, the symbol of providential force. 2 Basses, 3 Percussion.
4 HORDA
An African dance about the initiation to love. 5 Basses, 2 Percussion.
5 EMBRUNS (Spin Drifts)
2 Basses, 2 Percussion.
6 PAPA GEORGES
Dedicated to the memory of his wife’s father who loved oriental music. 1 Bass, 1 Percussion
7 LA GUERRE ET LA PAIX (War and Peace)
Written for the celebration of Pablo Picasso’s 90th birthday, October 24, 1971 and Vallauris, France. 3 basses, 2 percussion. Divided into four parts.
1: Avant-Guerre (After the War)
8 2: Guerre (War)
9 3: APRES-GUERRE (After the War)
10 4: PAIX (Peace)
11 MUTANTS D’EAU PALE (Swirling White-Caps)
5 Basses, 1 Percussion
12 BREIZ (Brittany)
13 EQUATION DU TEMPS
Measure of time, 1 Bass, 1 Percussion
14 THYOSSANE
An original theme from a film dedicated to African art. 2 Basses, 3 Percussion
15 OLIVER
Dedicated to Francois Rabbath’s oldest son.
16 SETE QUATE (Seven Four)
1 Bass, 1 Percussion
17 MA MERE. BAIDJA (My Mother, Baidja)
A cry of love and hope to the memory of his Armenian mother from Lebanon. 1 Bass, 1 Percussion, Organ, Piano
