de baile
(Concerto for Orchestra)
for orchestra
Olibel Music
Armando Bayolo Ráfagas de baile
(Concerto for Orchestra)
I. Fanfárria preliminaria
II. Cucubanos
III. Alguna que otra rapsodia...
IV. Final interrumpido
V. Cavatina: Juego de remate
Instrumentation
Piccolo
2 flutes
2 oboes
English horn
2 clarinets
Bass clarinet
2 bassoons
Contrabassoon
4 horns
3 trumpets (in C)
2 tenor trombones
bass trombone
tuba
timpani
3 percussion:
Glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, crotales (low octave), chimes, 3 roto-toms, 3 tom- toms (high-med.-low), snare drum, kick drum, 2 log drums (high-low), large bass drum, brake drum, triangle, crash cymbal, suspended cymbal, tam-tam, sleigh bells, güiro.
Harp
Piano
Strings
Written between January and May, 2013 in Alexandria, Virginia.
Commissioned by the Festival Interamericano de las Artes and the Corporación de las Artes EscénicoMusicales, San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Maximiano Valdés, Artistic Director.
Duration: approx. 22 minutes
Score in C
Program Note
In 2012, Maximiano Valdés, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, approached me to ask me to write a piece in honor of his fifth anniversary as conductor of the PRSO, which would take place during the 2013-14 season. I had the option to propose any type of piece I wanted to write, and, after some consideration, I decided a concerto for orchestra--a work unabashedly luxuriating in displays of orchestral virtuosity--would be the most appropriate for such a momentous occasion in the life of the first orchestra I ever heard in concert; my "hometown band," if you will.
Ráfagas de baile, indeed, luxuriates in displays of orchestral virtuosity, giving each section and several individuals within the ensemble plenty of chances to display their instrumental prowess. It also, as the title suggests (in Spanish it means Bursts of Dancing), concerns itself with the dance. Although no specific dance types are quoted, there are several allusions to a number of folk idioms throughout the piece.
The first movement, "Fanfárria preliminaria" ("Preliminary Fanfare") showcases the brass in an introductory fanfare that sets out the joyful, ecstatic mood that will dominate the bulk of the concerto. Movement two, "Cucubanos," (named after the species of firefly indigenous to Puerto Rico) showcases the strings and percussion. The first "bursts of dance" are heard in this movement as a jaunty dance, reminiscent of Andean folk music, emerges from the initial string canon and comes to dominate the movement. The third movement, "Alguna que otra rapsodia..." ("Some Rhapsody or Another...") is the central pillar on which the entire structure of the concerto is built. It showcases a lyricism inherent to woodwind writing and to the viola, which has a significant solo statement at the end of the movement. As the title suggest, "Final interrumpido" ("Interrupted Finale") is the spiritual climax of the concerto. It serves as a showcase for the entire orchestra and as a commentary on "Cucubanos," whose melodic material it varies. It is interrupted, however, by insistent and stubborn chords which lead us back to our home key of F major and a sudden, boisterous conclusion.
Ráfagas de baile was commissioned by the Festival Interamericano de las Artes and the Corporación de las Artes Escenico-Musicales de Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. It is dedicated to Maximiano Valdés and the Puerto Rico Symphony with great affection, admiration and love. It was written in Alexandria, Virginia, between January and May, 2013.
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(Concerto for Orchestra)
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