La Muerte del Ángel

Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla (arr. Pease)

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General Info

Year: 1962 / 2005
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Movements

1. Milonga
2. Muerte

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Flute
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Claves
• Glockenspiel
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Tom-Tom
• Triangle
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Regarding the tangos in the arrangement, they both originated as incidental music for a play in 1962. They eventually became part of a five-part series of “Ángel” tangos, completed in 1965. In 2005, Andy Pease arranged the two tangos into a two-movement concerto for flute and band. It premiered in 2006, with Leonardo Hiertz as the soloist.

- Program Note from Wind Band Literature

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Pease, conductor;Ana Laura Gonzàlez, flute) – 21 October 2017
• Columbia University Wind Ensemble (Andrew Pease, conductor; Sara Frisof, flute) – 21 October 2012

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Adios Nonino
• Fuga y misterio (arr. Ziegler)
• Fugata (arr. Warner)
• Histoire du Tango (1986/2008)
• La Muerte del Ángel (arr. Pease) (1962/2005)
• Libertango (arr. Scott) (1974/2009)
• Libertango (ed. Etchegoncelay) (1974/)
• Libertango (arr. Murtha) (1974/2016)
• Michelangelo '70 (arr. Warner)
• Milonga del Angel (arr. Warner)
• Oblivion (arr. Avila) (1982)
• Oblivion (arr. Longfield) (1982/2013)
• Oblivion (arr. Warner) (1982/)
• Primavera Portena
• PULSACION (arr. Kataoka) (1969/2012)
• Street Tango (arr. Longfield) (2017)
• Tangazo (arr. Ansanay-Alex) (2010)
• Tango Suite (arr. Jackson)
• Tango Suite (arr. White)
• Yo Soy Maria (arr. DeJonge) (1968/)

Resources

• Pease, Andy. "La Muerte del Ángel." Wind Band Literature. 12 July 2012. Web. Accessed 31 December 2017