Musical Work / Ouvrage musical Ensemble Type solo Instrumentation double bass / contrebasse Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mulch Awareness Month Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dunston, Nick (b. 1996) Description An account of the resource African American bassist and composer Nick Dunston has been named in the <em>New York Times</em> as an "indispensable player of th eNew York avant-garde." <br /><br />His composition, "Mulch Awareness Month" was composed for contrabass. The piece, as Dunston explains at the start of Samuel Zagnit's July 2020 performance on YouTube, tries to "provide with the performer a set of tools for improvising, for cultivating a sonic environment, and for then explorig that sonic environment. while also providing the performer with a sense of direction and suggestions for performing." Duration: 7.5 minutes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nick Dunston: Mulch Awareness Month for solo double bass (blog and recording), <a href="https://dbbpublications.gumroad.com/l/mulchawarenessmonth">https://dbbpublications.gumroad.com/l/mulchawarenessmonth</a> Nick Dunston, Mulch Awareness Month (score), <a href="https://www.bassplayersforblackcomposers.com/scores/p/dunston-mulch-awareness-month">https://www.bassplayersforblackcomposers.com/scores/p/dunston-mulch-awareness-month</a> Bass Players for Black Composers, "Nick Dunston: Mulch Awareness Month" (YouTube), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjHMDONZ6k&amp;ab_channel=BassPlayersForBlackComposers">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjHMDONZ6k&amp;ab_channel=BassPlayersForBlackComposers</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000- Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 0-10 minutes 0-10 minutes 2000- double bass / contrebasse Dunston, Nick (b. 1996) solo