We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Calling For Help

from Reconciliation by Larry Kornfeld

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

about

I love unusual bass sounds, and the twelve string bass fits that category. It has a rich and complex tone that's challenging to find a place for. It is also hard to play with much dexterity, as there are three strings for each note which makes it a handful.

I found a simple riff and built the entire piece around it. At about the 1:00 minute mark the violin melody enters, and so does the twelve string bass.

This piece was under construction when I viewed an episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS. Norman Lear was one of the subjects. It was a very emotional moment when he found out the names of relatives that had managed to escape the pogroms and made it to the USA to start a new life, making his life possible.

This piece began taking on a more of a Jewish tone as a result of watching this, since I too had relatives that manged to escape similar horrors and made it to the USA, and I felt them for the first time.

The sounds of extreme joy and pain are apparent in Jewish music, and I think this piece has some of that feel, but in a different context.

credits

from Reconciliation, released December 1, 2016
Conceived and executed entirely by Larry Kornfeld

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Larry Kornfeld image

Larry Kornfeld St. Louis, Missouri

When I first got into music, there was no way I could conceive of what I'm doing here, creating fully realized works of musical art with only a computer and my imagination.

For me, composing music is an incredibly fulfilling activity. I plan to create a catalog of challenging and interesting music for those whose tastes run in the direction of prog rock and fusion, Zappa, Yes, Steely Dan, etc. ... more

contact / help

Contact Larry Kornfeld

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Larry Kornfeld, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now