Zapateando

From Wind Repertory Project
Frank Duarte

Frank Duarte


Subtitle: For Double Woodwind Quintet


General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Tolliver Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00; (digital) - $80.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horn in F I-II


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Zapateando takes its title from the Spanish verb “zapatear,” which derives from the Spanish word to stomp, kick, or dance with a shoe (Spanish: Zapatos). The title is my nod to the famous Mexican dance style, the zapateado. This popular dance style is used in Mexican genres such as sones, huapango, jarabes, and chilenas. I grew up listening and dancing to these types of genres, and they remind me very much of the beautiful dances of Mexico.

This composition does not contain any traditional Mexican tunes. Instead, I composed my original material first and developed it later throughout the piece. I allowed myself to express my original melody through multiple artistic lenses to achieve a unique and authentic sound that depicted this beautiful dance style.

- Program Note by composer


Commissioned by Arquin Abaya, San Jose State University

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Manhattan School of Music (New York, N.Y.) Camerata Nova (Giovanni Santos, conductor) - 24 January 2023
  • Arizona State University (Tempe) Chamber Winds - 16 November 2022
  • La Sierra University (Riverside, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (David Brennan, conductor) – 12 November 2022
  • San Jose (Calif.) State University Wind Ensemble (Arquin Abaya, conductor) - 20 April 2022 *Premiere Performance*


Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music


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