Title of piece: “Fuga con Pajarillo” (version for orchestra) – from Suite para Cuerdas No. 1 (String Suite No. 1)

Date of composition: 1975

Date of performance/recording: 2008

Composer: Aldemaro Romero

Performer: Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. (Deutsche Grammaphon)

Form: through composed

Tempo: quick 3/4

What to Listen for:

  • 3/4 meter, sometimes suggests contrasting 6/8 meter; 3/4 has accent on the latter two beats (#2 and 3)
  • Sharp attack of strings, imitative of attack of harp and voice of joropo
  • Strong variations in dynamics (volume) help provide variation
  • Fugal treatment intermittent and not always fully executed
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