Product Description
This Suite
consists of five movements based on popular Venezuelan genres. The first of
them, Danza (Dance), is inspired by a
genre typical of Venezuelas Western part, known as the zuliana dance. The second movement, Galope (Gallop), in the genre of pasaje, a waltz of a moderate tempo, typical of the Venezuelan
plains. The third one, Frailejón, is
a slow waltz where the stillness of the Venezuelan Andes is reflected. The
fourth movement, 5/8, is in the merengue rhythm, a genre typical of
Venezuelas central part. And the last
one, Joropo porfiao, is in the joropo rhythm, a name designating
different musical expressions of a quick ternary tempo, from different parts of
our country. The name porfiao
(stubborn) derives from the constant repetition of an alike melodic cell in the
form of an obstinato.
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