Carlos Barrientos
Periwinkle Memories
For Solo Guitar
Carlos Barrientos
Periwinkle Memories
For Solo Guitar
- Instrumentation Classical Guitar
- Composer Carlos Barrientos
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Theodore Presser Company
- Order no. PRES494-02805
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Description:
A solo classical guitar piece composed by Honduras-born Carlos Barrientos (b.1954) inspired by the most American of musical stylesthe blues. Periwinkle Memories; a lightly swinging piece marked by de licate changes in tempo and touch. In explaining the name of the piece; the composer says; 'I was struck by the purplish-hue of the periwinkle some consider it an invasive weed; most admire its extra ordinary beautyit is a vibrant part of the American landscape; elegant; stubborn; and nearly native. Like the blues.' For the advanced player. Duration: 8' 30