String Quartet - Grade
2.5
SKU:
AP.36-52703614
Volume 1.
For
String Quartet.
Composed by Gene Milford.
This edition: Latham
Music. Quartet; Solo
Small Ensembles; String -
Quartet. LudwigMasters -
Latham Music. Book.
LudwigMasters
Publications
#36-52703614. Published
by LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-52703614).
ISBN
9781581069761. UPC:
654690687517.
English.
This
collection of folk songs
from Latin America
(Mexico, Costa Rica and
Guatemala) are meant to
expand young player's
knowledge of music from
other cultures or give
them pride in the music
of their own heritage.
The music is mostly in
1st position with only
Violin 1 and Violoncello
wandering briefly into
other positions. Players
will use pizzicato and a
variety of bowing
styles.
Program
Notes:
- Cielito
Lindo (Lovely Sweet One)
was popularized in 1882
by Mexican author Quirino
Mendoza y Cortés. It
is one of the most widely
recognized tunes
throughout the
Spanish-speaking world as
a symbol of Mexico.
- Naci en la Cumbre (I
was Born on the Mountain)
is a traditional
Guatemalan folk
song.
- Vuela,
suspiro (Fly, My Sighs)
is a traditional Costa
Rican folk song.
- Ay! Tituy is a
traditional folk song
from Costa Rica.
- La Cucaracha (The
Cockroach) is a
traditional Spanish song,
also trendy in Latin
America. It is about a
cockroach who can't walk.
The song came to
symbolize the Mexican
Revolution (1910-20) and
Pancho
Villa.
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are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.