Title of piece: “Caribe” (Caribbean)
Date of composition: 1988
Date of performance/recording: 2002. Michel Camilo: Piano Concierto, Suite, and Caribe. Decca CD.
Composer: Michel Camilo
Performer/Instruments: Camilo/ Solo piano
Form: Sectional, based loosely on traditional Caribbean genres
Tempo: varied duple

What to Listen for:

  • This performance is a semi-improvised rendition on piano of a piece originally composed for jazz combo
  • Three melodic ideas are heard and presented in variation
  • Listen for the relationship between the “Caribbean” melodies played in the right hand and the sound of U.S. ragtime music.
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