Mark Contreras Gómez
The Beautiful Araguaney
Joropo: Colombia and Venezuela for String Orchestra and Percussion
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Mark Contreras Gómez
The Beautiful Araguaney
Joropo: Colombia and Venezuela for String Orchestra and Percussion
- Instrumentation String Orchestra and Percussion
- Composer Mark Contreras Gómez
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- Edition Score
- Publisher Carl Fischer
- Order no. CF-STR29F
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Description:
The Araguaney is a bright, flowering tree that is also the national tree of Venezuela, from where this vibrant "joropo" style of song and dance originates. The natural harmonics played by violins imitate a characteristic sound of the Venezuelan and Colombia plains: the whistle, with which the people of the region communicate with each other and call animals, continuing a regional legend known as the whistler or "el silbón." Set in A minor with traditional syncopated rhythms, this liting piece includes optional percussion for an authentic sound.