Wolfgang Fernow
Wolfgang J. Fernow (born 1952) is a German double bassist and composer who works across genres. Fernow studied with Wolfgang Stert at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and with Fernando Grillo at the ''Academia di Musica'' in Perugia. Between 1969 and 1989 he was the director of the Motettenchor Lörrach. He created the music for the films ''Die lange Hoffnung'', ''Lothar Quinte'' and for the Polish theatre group . He plays in classical orchestras. He also accompanied in the ''Trio Avodah'' and has been in several jazz and ethnic formations, including with ''Whisper Hot, Two Duos'' and ''Uhuru's Afro Music'' and as a guest with the Yehudi Menuhin Trio. He is attracted by the tension between composition and improvisation ("instant composing"). He currently improvises together with Mike Schweizer and Mathias Stich on silent films, dance and literary projects. Recordings * UHURU & die Eingeborenen ''Ethnisch, Mystisch, Rustikal Vol. 1'' (1992, with Eckart Stehlin, Muneer Abdul ...
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Double Bassist
The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar in structure to the cello, it has four, although occasionally five, strings. The bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, along with violins, viola, and cello, ''The Orchestra: A User's Manual''
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