Violin - Grade 4
SKU:
AP.50644
Composed by
Joseph Baldassare and
Mark Wood. MakeMusic
Cloud; Sheet; Solo. Mark
Wood Series. Rock. Score.
8 pages. Alfred Music
#00-50644. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.50644).
ISBN 9781470652531.
UPC: 038081574981.
English.
The
traditional bolero is a
moderately slow dance in
triple meter which
originated in late 18th
century Spain. Since then
it has spread to other
countries and become
transformed in the
process. The Cuban bolero
became a bit faster in
tempo and duple in meter.
In the U.S. it became a
staple of competitive
ballroom dancing, even
faster and in 4/4 time.
Maurice Ravel's Boléro
for orchestra harkens
back to the slower
Spanish dance in three.
Wood's Bolero by Mark
Wood, on the other hand,
focuses on the American
version but maintains
elements of the dance's
origins and first
iterations.
