Title of piece: “Gaita de las Flores”

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Composer: Lucho Bermuúdez

Performer/Instruments: Lucho Bermúdez

Form: alternates short chorus with instrumental breaks and solos

Tempo: upbeat

What to Listen for:

  • Though faster, much of the rhythm of the traditional gaita is retained
  • Short phrases that function like melodic cells in the large horn sections
  • Bermúdez’s clarinet is featured in this mostly instrumental piec
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