Euphonium or tuba,
harpsichord or piano
SKU: P2.80134
Composed by Donald
Grantham. Solo music.
Published by Potenza
Music (P2.80134).
Baron Piquant's
Pas de Deuxis one of a
series of dance pieces
based on characters drawn
from voodoo lore; the
previous ones are Baron
Cimetiere's Mambo, Son of
Cimetiere, Baron Samedi's
Sarabande (and Soft
Shoe), Baron La Croix's
Shuffle and Baron Piquant
on Pointe. The four
Barons are all members of
the family Ghede
(pronounced Gay-day), the
spirits in charge of the
intersection between the
living and the dead.
Despite this grim
association, the Barons
have a lighter side. All
three are notorious
tricksters with a marked
fondness for brandy and
tobacco. All dress
alike--in black tailcoats
and tall black hats, dark
glasses with one lens
missing, and carry canes
and smoke cigars. The
music depicts both their
dark and light sides.
Textures are primarily
transparent and ethereal,
but the atmosphere of all
four works is a bit
sinister, mordant and
menacing.