Episode 20 with Caeden Brusett: Bass Solo from Otello Act IV by Giuseppe Verdi

Composer and bassist Caeden Brusett joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss the bass solo from Act IV of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Otello. This is the first OPERA entry in the podcast, but it is opera “underscoring” rather than a famous aria or overture theme.

Melody:

The bass solo from Act IV of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxG3ggSQcQ

Composer:

Giuseppe Verdi

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi

Duration:

1:30:07

• Intro and guest questions – 0:00
• Pre-discussion about the bass solo from Otello Act IV – 11:09
• Review of the melody – 18:27
• Caeden Brusett shares – 1:03:29

Guest Composer: 

Caeden Brusett

• Website: ArcaneCompositions.com
• Instagram: Instagram.com/caedenbrusett/

Mentioned in this Episode:

• How to Train Your Dragon
• Symphonie Fantastique

Recorded:

October 6, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 

Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org

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