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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.
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String Orchestra + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1				video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
String Orchestra (with piano) + Flute soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)
String Orchestra (with piano) + Cello soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)
String Quartet + Piano	score & parts (movement #1)
String Quartet (with piano) + Flute soloist	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1
				audio - movement #3
Cello + Violin + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Cello + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1				video - movement #1
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Cello + Piano + Alto Saxophone	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Cello + Piano + Tenor Saxophone	score & parts - movement #2
Cello + Piano + Clarinet in Bb	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Violin + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1				video (all 3 movements)
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Violin + Piano + Alto Saxophone	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1				video - movement #1
Viola + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)
Flute + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1				video (all 3 movements)
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Clarinet + Piano	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1				video (all 3 movements)
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Piano solo	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1
Piano 4 hands	score & parts (all 3 movements)			audio - movement #1				video (all 3 movements)
				audio - movement #2
				audio - movement #3
Voice + Piano (in D)	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1				video - movement #1
Voice (tenor) + Piano (in E)	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1				video - movement #1
Voice (soprano) + 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
Voice + Piano (in F) + Bandoneon	score & parts - movement #1			audio - movement #1
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.
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Cello + Piano	score & parts			audio				video
Cello + Violin + Piano	score & parts			audio				video
Cello + Alto Saxophone + Piano	score & parts
Violin + Piano	score & parts			audio				video
Viola + Piano	score & parts			audio				video
Contrabass + Piano	score & parts
Alto Flute + Piano	score & parts
Flute + Piano	score & parts			audio				video
Clarinet + Piano	score & parts
Oboe + Piano	score & parts			audio				video
English Horn + Piano	score & parts
Bassoon + Piano	score & parts
Alto Saxophone + Piano	score & parts			audio				video
Alto Saxophone + Cello + Piano	score & parts
Trumpet in Bb + Piano	score & parts
Piano solo	score & parts
Voice (soprano) + Piano (in G) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts
Voice (tenor / baritone) + Piano (in G) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts			audio				video
Voice + Piano (in A) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts			audio				video
Voice + Piano (in B) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts
Voice + Piano (in C) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts
Voice + Piano (in Bb) Lyrics by Patricio Mendez	score & parts			audo
Choir + Piano	score & parts
Mondnacht (The Night of the Flower) (La Noche de la Luna)
Duration: 4 minutes The composer was inspired by the poem “Mondnacht” by Baron Joseph von Eichendorff and the idea of the light of the moon shimmering on the surface of a gently flowing river.
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Piano, Cello & Violin	score & parts			audio				video
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.
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String Orchestra (with piano) + Cello soloist			score / parts
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
Cello + Piano			score & parts			audio			video
Violin + Piano			score & parts
Viola + Piano			score & parts			audio			video
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
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String Orchestra with piano + Violin soloist		score & parts
String Orchestra with piano + Flute soloist		score & parts			audio				video
String Orchestra with piano + Alto Saxophone soloist		score & parts
Cello + Piano		score & parts			audio				video
Violin + Piano		score & parts
Viola + Piano		score & parts			audio				video
Flute + Piano		score & parts			audio
Oboe + Piano		score & parts
English Horn + Piano		score & parts
Alto Saxophone + Piano		score & parts
Estampas Mexicanas I. Ferial (Parade) II. Danza del Pájaro Sagrado (Dance of the sacred bird) III. Teotlalli (Land of Gods)
Duration: 10 minutes total (each movement is approximately 3 minutes long) The first and third movements can be performed independently Estampas Mexicanas (Mexican Vignettes) is a suite featuring Mexican folk elements. The composer was inspired by the rhythmic vitality of the music of Carlos Chávez, the ritualistic mysticism of the works of Silvestre Revueltas, and the lyrical melodies of Manuel M. Ponce. · Ferial is a festive parade of simple, colorful, folk-like tunes and rhythms. The opening of this movement pays homage to composer Carlos Chávez, paraphrasing the opening measures of his "Sinfonía India". But in contrast to Chávez’ work, Elizondo uses this rhythmic material in a lighter manner to propel his festive melodies and create a festive tapestry of sounds. · Danza del Pájaro Sagrado The second movement is an imagined Aztec ritual invocation of the sacred bird. The orchestration is sparse and symbolic. · Teotlalli includes a celebratory statement of this movement’s main theme in a symphonic version of the mariachi band.
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String Orchestra + Piano		score & parts - movement #1
Despapaye
Duration: 3 minutes This composition that combines Baroque elements with Latin American salsa. This piece is intended for Pops concerts or as a fun encore. It starts as a standard Baroque dance, but at some point “peculiar” things start to happen (seemingly out-of-place glissandos, pizzicatos, etc) that eventually transform the piece into a very fun and rhythmic salsa.
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String Orchestra with piano + Flute soloist			score & parts				audio			video
String Orchestra with piano + Alto Saxophone soloist			score & parts
Canción de Cuna (Lullaby)
Duration: 3:30 to 4 minutes As the title indicates, Canción de Cuna is a tender lullaby, hence its simplicity and the composer’s choice of a tonal, lyrical and straight-forward musical language.
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Cello + Piano			score & parts				audio
Viola + Piano			score & parts				audio			video
Violin + Piano			score & parts				audio			video
Flute + Piano			score & parts				audio			video
Flute + Cello + Violin + Piano			score & parts
Flute + Cello + Viola + Piano			score & parts
Oboe + Piano			score & parts
Clarinet + Cello + Piano			score & parts
Bassoon + Piano			score & parts
Princesa de Hadas (Fairy Tale Princess)
Duration: 3-4 minutes Princesa de Hadas was commissioned by Argentine poet Patricio Méndez in 1996. The orchestral version was created for Şefika Kutluer, who has championed it around the world. The title of this piece refers to a verse from a poem by Méndez, where he describes his beloved as a “fairy tale princess.” The musical material is deliberately simple, tonal, and lyrical, in an attempt to evoke the innocence and romanticism of the world created by the poet for his fairy tale princess.
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Flute + Piano			score & parts				audio		video
Clarinet + Piano			score & parts
Oboe + Piano			score & parts				audio		video
English Horn + Piano			score & parts
Cello + Piano			score & parts				audio		video
Violin + Piano			score & parts				audio		video
Viola + Piano			score & parts				audio		video
Piano (4 hands)			score & parts				audio		video
Voice + Piano (in E)			score & parts
Voice + Piano (in F)			score & parts
Voice + Piano (in G)			score & parts
Imágenes en la Niebla (Images in the Fog)
Duration: 4 minutes Imágenes en la Niebla is a deeply personal composition evoking the emotional journey of the composer facing adversity and seemingly undefeatable illness. Through the clouds of pain and distress, he catches a glimpse of luminous images of hope in the distance. Though the path gets rougher and the obstacles more frequent, he emerges victorious from the cloud of fog and joins the luminous images in joyful celebration.
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Piano			score				audio
Baroque Dances
Duration: 7 minutes Baroque Dances is a suite of 3 short dances in Baroque style, inspired by Bach’s cello suites.
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Piano			score
Frog Leaps
Duration: 1 minute Frog Leaps was written in an improvisational outburst in response to a radio broadcast of “chance-music” composed by John Cage. At first, it creates the image of an energetic amphibian leaping back and forth joyously on the piano keyboard. However, recognizable rhythmic and melodic patterns soon emerge from this improvisational work, ironically validating the value of artificially constructed methods used to introduce “randomness” to music. Originally intended as a joke, Frog Leaps was submitted to a competition where it caught the attention of Italian pianist Giovanni Mancuso. He premiered it in a concert of the new music ensemble Laboratorio Novamusica in collaboration with the Romanian Culture Institute and the Youth Assessorship of Venice. The concert took place at La Fenice opera house.
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Piano			score				audio		video
Piano + Flute			score