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· Danzas Latinoamericanas · I. Otoño en Buenos Aires (Autumn in Buenos Aires) · II. Pan de Azúcar (Sugar Loaf) · III. Atardecer Tapatío (Sunset in Guadalajara)
Duration: 10 minutes total (each movement is approximately 3 minutes long) All movements can be performed independently Danzas Latinoamericanas (Latin American Dances) was originally commissioned by Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto. It is based on some of the national dances of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico respectively. · Otoño en Buenos Aires, is indebted to the concert-style tangos of Astor Piazzolla, as well as the extraordinary songs of Carlos Gardel. · Pan de Azúcar is named after the famous mountain in Rio de Janeiro. It echoes the sensuous music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and the exuberant vitality of the works of Heitor Villa-Lobos. · Atardecer Tapatío is inspired by Mexican folk-dance music and the sound of “mariachi” bands. It is a tribute to the composer’s homeland.
VERSION	SCORE AND PARTS			SAMPLE AUDIO			YOUTUBE VIDEO
String Orchestra	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Orchestra I. (strings + piano) II. (strings) III. (strings + 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 trumpets)	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2			video - movement #2
				audio - movement #3			video - movement #3
String Orchestra + Flute soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2			video - movement #2
				audio - movement #3			video - movement #3
String Orchestra (with piano) + Flute soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)
String Orchestra + Cello soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
String Orchestra (with piano) + Cello soloist	score & parts - movement #1
String Orchestra + English Horn soloist	score & parts - movement #2			audio - movement #2
String Orchestra + Soprano soloist	score & parts - movement #1
Chamber Ensemble (strings, 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 trumpet, 1 guitar + 1 guitarrón) *The guitarrón can be substituted with a guitar	score & parts - movement #3
String Quartet (with piano) + Flute soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)
String Quartet	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2			video - movement #2
				audio - movement #3			video - movement #3
Cello Ensemble	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
				audio - movement #3			video - movement #3
Cello Ensemble + Cello Soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Cello Ensemble + Bass	score & parts (all 3 movements)
2 Cellos	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2			video - movement #2
				audio - movement #3			video - movement #3
Cello Solo	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
Cello + Viola	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Cello + Viola + Violin + Bassoon	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Cello + Violin	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Cello + Violin + Piano	score & parts (movements #1 & #2)
Cello + Violin + Guitar	score & parts – movement #1
Cello + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Cello + Guitar	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
	score & parts - movement #2
Cello + Accordion	score & parts – movement #1
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Cello + Alto Saxophone	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Cello + Piano + Alto Saxophone	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Cello + Piano + Tenor Saxophone	score & parts - movement #2
Cello + Piano + Clarinet	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Violin + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Violin + Accordion	score & parts – movement #1
1 Viola	score & parts (all 3 movements)
2 Violas	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
Viola + Violin	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Viola + Guitar	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Viola + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Voice + Piano (in D)	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
Voice + Piano (in E)	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
Voice + Piano (in F)	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
Flute + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
Flute + Guitar	score & parts - movement #1
2 Flutes (Flute + Alto Flute)	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
3 Flutes (2 Flutes + Alto Flute)	score & parts - movement #1
Clarinet + Piano	score & parts - movement #1
	score & parts - movement #2
Bassoon + Alto Saxophone	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Alto Saxophone solo	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video - movement #1
Alto Saxophone + Accordion	score & parts - movement #1
Reed Quintet	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1			video (all 3 movements)
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
2 Guitars	score & parts - movement #1
Piano solo	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1
Piano 4 hands	score & parts (all 3 movements)
La Alborada de la Esperanza (The Dawn of Hope)
Duration: 4 minutes The inspiration for this composition is the journey from darkness to light that happens when someone faces a challenging situation and is able to turn around and focus on a more positive future to come. Even though there is some struggle and melancholy in this journey, it gets transformed into hope. The result is a surprisingly luminous composition. It's a very tonal and lyrical and it is dedicated to French cellist Sébastien Hurtaud. The piano and cello version was premiered by Sébastien Hurtaud and Pamela Hurtado as part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11th, 2018. The version for cello and string orchestra was premiered during the World Youth Days in Panama on January 24th, 2019.
VERSION	SCORE AND PARTS			SAMPLE AUDIO			YOUTUBE VIDEO
String Quartet	score & parts			audio			video
String Orchestra	score & parts			audio			video
Cello + Piano	score & parts			audio
Cello soloist + String Orchestra	score & parts			audio			video
Cello + Guitar	score & parts
Cello Solo	score & parts			audio			video
Cello Ensemble (4 cello parts, can be played by 4, 8, 12, etc)	score & parts			audio			video
Cello Ensemble + Cello Soloist	score & parts
Cello + Violin + Guitar	score & parts
Cello + Violin	score & parts
Violin + Piano	score & parts			audio			video
Violin soloist + String Orchestra	score & parts
Viola + Piano	score & parts			audio
Viola soloist + String Orchestra	score & parts
Viola soloist	score & parts
Viola Ensemble (4 viola parts, can be played by 4, 8, 12, etc)	score & parts			audio			video
Contrabass solo	score & parts
Alto Flute solo	score & parts			audio
Alto Flute + Piano	score & parts
Flute + Piano	score & parts			audio			video
Flute soloist + String Orchestra	score & parts
Flute + Guitar	score & parts
Clarinet + Piano	score & parts
Oboe + Piano	score & parts
Oboe soloist + String Orchestra	score & parts
English Horn solo	score & parts
English Horn + Piano	score & parts
Bassoon + Piano	score & parts
Alto Saxophone + Piano	score & parts
Alto Saxophone + Cello + Piano	score & parts
Trumpet in Bb + Piano	score & parts
Bandoneon + String Orchestra	score & parts
Piano solo	score & parts
Voice + Piano (in G)	score & parts			audio			video
Voice + Piano (in A)	score & parts			audio			video
Voice + Piano (in B)	score & parts
Voice + Piano (in C)	score & parts
Choir (a cappella)	score & parts			audio			video
Choir + Piano	score & parts
Choir + String Ensemble	score & parts			audio
Unter dem Sternenhimmel des Rheins (Under the starry sky of the Rhein) (Bajo el cielo estrellado del Rín)
Duration: 4 minutes Unter dem Sternenhimmel des Rheins was commissioned by German cellist Benedict Klöckner as a companion piece for Bach’s Cello Suites. The composer was particularly inspired by Mr. Klöckner’s performance of the Gigue in Bach’s Cello Suite #6, and even incorporates some quotes from that piece in his composition. In his attempt to include other elements that referenced Mr. Klöckner’s homeland in Rhineland-Palatinate, he was captivated by the evocative landscapes and medieval castles of the region.
VERSION	SCORE AND PARTS			SAMPLE AUDIO			YOUTUBE VIDEO
Cello solo	score & parts			audio			video
Cello & Violin	score & parts			audio			video
Viola	score & parts
Viola & Violin	score & parts
Die Nachtblume (The Night Flower) (La Flor Nocturna)
Duration: 2 minutes and 40 seconds The composer was inspired by the poems of Baron Joseph von Eichendorff, and in particular, with the idea of the delicate and elusive “blue flower” that represents the balance of humanity with nature and spirituality. This piece attempts to provide a musical commentary about the ephemeral beauty and significance of The Night Flower (Die Nachtblume).
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Cello & Violin	score & parts			audio			video
Cello & Oboe	score & parts
Cello & Guitar	score & parts
Die Legende des edlen Ritters (The Legend of the Noble Knight) (La Leyenda del Noble Caballero)
Duration: 12 minutes The first movement of this piece, Unter dem Sternenhimmel des Rheins (Under the starry sky of the Rhine), was commissioned by German cellist Benedict Klöckner as a companion piece for Bach’s Cello Suites. The composer was particularly inspired by Mr. Klöckner’s performance of the Gigue in Bach’s Cello Suite #6, and even incorporates some quotes from that piece in his composition. In his attempt to include other elements that referenced Mr. Klöckner’s homeland in Rhineland-Palatinate, he was captivated by the evocative landscapes and medieval castles of the region, as well as the legends associated with them. Having completed that cello solo piece, the composer wanted to further explore some of the themes presented in that piece. His encounter with the poems of Baron Joseph von Eichendorff led him to becoming enamored with the idea of the delicate and elusive “blue flower” that represents the balance of humanity with nature and spirituality. The second movement, originally an independent piece also dedicated to Mr. Klöckner, attempts to provide a musical comment about the ephemeral beauty and significance of The Night Flower (Die Nachtblume). The third movement uses the recognizable Gregorian Chant Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) and variations of it as the chant of the Lorelei, in an attempt to incorporate the legend of the unfortunate maiden-turned-enchantress associated with one of the geologic features of the banks of the Rhine. The fourth movement synthesizes the various musical and extra-musical themes introduced throughout the piece, bringing back, among other things, the melodies associated with the Bach Gigue from the Cello Suite #6.
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Cello & Violin	score & parts			audio			video
				audio
				audio
				audio
Viola & Violin	score & parts
Zephyr’s Smile (La Sonrisa de Céfiro)
Duration: 5 minutes Each of the three movements in this suite is named after a toy that requires the gentle action of the wind to function. Since Zephyr is the most celebrated wind in music and poetry for its gentle, benevolent breeze, it seemed appropriate to anthropomorphize him and imagining him smiling at these images that bring back joyful moments of childhood and celebration. This composition is meant to be light-hearted, joyful and full of energy. The names of the movements are: · Papalotes (Kytes) · Rehiletes (Windmills) · Luces de Bengala (Sparklers)
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Piano solo	score & parts			audio			video
Crepúsculos (Alpenglow)
Duration: 4 minutes Alpenglow is a specific type of twilight, consisting of a magical pinkish or orange light that appears at the top of the Alps right before the sun goes down. The piece is sweet but melancholic, with some elements of minimalist and impressionist inspiration. The piano plays a "moto perpetuo" for most of the piece. The ethereal melodic line sometimes floats above the piano accompaniment and sometimes joins it in its perpetual motion. This composition is dedicated to Sefika Kutluer.
VERSION			SCORE AND PARTS			SAMPLE AUDIO		YOUTUBE VIDEO
String Orchestra (with piano) + Flute soloist			score / parts			audio		video
String Orchestra (with piano) + Violin soloist			score / parts
String Orchestra (with piano) + Alto Saxophone soloist			score / parts
String Orchestra + Flute soloist			score & parts
String Orchestra + Violin soloist			score & parts
String Orchestra + Alto Saxophone			score & parts
Cello + Piano			score & parts			audio		video
Cello solo			score & parts			audio
Violin + Piano			score & parts
Viola + Piano			score & parts
Viola soloist			score & parts
Flute + Piano			score & parts
Bassoon + Piano			score & parts
English Horn + Piano			score & parts
Alto Saxophone + Piano			score & parts
Limoncello
Limoncello is a very sweet, peaceful, lyrical and tonal piece. It is dedicated to Carlos Prieto. DURATION: 3:30 to 4 minutes
VERSION		SCORE AND PARTS			SAMPLE AUDIO			YOUTUBE VIDEO
String Orchestra + Cello soloist		score & parts
String Orchestra + Viola soloist		score & parts
String Orchestra with piano + Violin soloist		score & parts
String Orchestra + Violin soloist		score & parts
String Orchestra with piano + Flute soloist		score & parts			audio			video
String Orchestra + Flute soloist		score & parts
String Orchestra with piano + Alto Saxophone soloist		score & parts
String Orchestra + Alto Saxophone soloist		score & parts
Cello + Piano		score & parts			audio			video
Cello + Accordion		score & parts
Cello solo		score & parts			audio
Violin + Piano		score & parts