7 Danzas Cubanas (7 Cuban Dances) by Ignacio Cervantes, arranged for string quartet by Patricia Rudisill. Each movement is 1-2 min. in length, total piece is approx. 13\'00. An easy sight-read for pros, and fun challenge for advanced-intermediate students. Upper positions in first violin, other parts not as difficult except for some tricky rhythm and syncopation. Includes 1 set of parts. This is a collection of Cuban composer Cervantes\' best loved piano miniatures, arranged for string quartet. Written in the late 1800\'s, these short dances are the perfect blend of romantic lyricism and Caribbean rhythm. Great for both gigs or concert performance - a fresh and fun addition to any string player\'s library! Song list: No Me Toques (Don\'t Touch Me) Los Tres Golpes (Three Strikes) Ilusiones Perdidas (Lost Illusions) Siempre Si (Always \"Yes\") La Celosa (Jealous Woman) Invitacion (Invitation) No Bailes Mas (Dance no more!).

ISBN 9781609745936. The thirty-eight Danzas Cubanas of Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905) were originally written for the piano and conceived as "a page in the album of the Romantic Century". Together with improvised components, this music reflects the popular melodic and rhythmic unity which reached its apex in Cuban dances as performed at dance academies. This edition presents all 38 engaging pieces in standard notation for solo guitar.

ISBN 9781609746384. This collection showcases the syncopated piano music of Latin American during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It features Latin rhythms, which are really African rhythms brought to the Americas by slaves and applied to the music of the European colonists. These rhythms are varied and complex and so is their history. They've had a widespread and profound influence on the evolution of popular music not only in Latin America, but also in the United States. The most obvious offshoots are the tango in Argentine and Uruguay and most of the other popular dances of South and Central America, as well as ragtime and jazz in the United States. Jelly Roll Morton claimed this "Latin tinge" is the essential element that distinguishes jazz from ragtime. These rhythms are the musical roots of groups like "The Buena Vista Social Club."Includes historic tangos written by Ignacio Cervantes - Cuba, Manuel Saumell - Cuba, Juan Morel Campos - Puerto Rico, Jose Quinton - Puerto Rico, Ernesto Nazareth -Brazil, Tomas Leon - Mexico, Sebastian Yradier - Spain, Eduardo Sanchez du Fuentas - Cuba, Will Tyers - USA, Vincente Greco - Argentina, Anselmo Rosendo (Mendizabal) - Argentina, Angel Villoldo - Argentina, Eduardo Arolas - Argentina, Juan Maglio - Argentina.

ISBN 9781609741075. Select "Cuban Dances" by 19th century Cuban composer Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905). Although Cervantes respected the binary form established by his predecessor Manuel Saumell, it was the romanticism of Cervantes' dances which distinguished the final evolutionary phase of the "contradanza". They were conceived by Cervantes as "a page in the album of the Romantic Century". This group of Cuban Dances were originally written for the piano and arranged here for flute and guitar in standard notation only with separate pull-out sections for guitar and flute.