Un Buen Piola Porteño, op. 34
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Clarinet in B flat and piano
This tango/fantasia was one of the more fortunate dividends resulting from my decision in 1999 to attempt to learn the Argentine tango. While never mastering the intricacies of the dance, I became acquainted with the music of Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Guastavino and Horacio Salgan. Inspired by these examples, I set out to write my own tango, and of course it grew beyond that to become a piece about tangos. It is constructed in an arch form, in which the three tango themes are recapitulated in reverse order. A slower central episode, marked "out of body experience," denotes the moment when the dance transcends its physical limits.
Composed: 2001
Time: 11:31		 Price: $25.00
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Sound clip: Mark G. Simon, clarinet; Aleeza Meir, piano
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