Canicas

Victor Agudelo

General Info

Year: 2003
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Filarmonika Music Publishing
Cost: Parts Only - $100.00 (Rental) | Score Only - $25.00

Movements

1. Canicas (Fandango)
2. Yo-Yo (Cumbia)
3. Pirinola (Joropo)
4. Catapiz (Canto de plañideras y de vaquería)
5. Trompo (Porro Chocoano y puya)

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Cowbell
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Hi-Hat
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Currently, the sound aesthetics of symphonic bands in Colombia is greatly influenced by the use of traditional rhythms from different regions of the country. This has made works with languages that differ from that aesthetic not commonly interpreted.

Canicas (Marbles), a fandango, is part of a five-movement suite -- in the process of composition -- entitled Juegos de manos (Hand Games). Each movement will refer to a traditional Colombian rhythm, and will use a harmonic and melodic language taken from the academic music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

- Program Note by composer

The soundscape of symphonic bands in Colombia is greatly influenced by the use of traditional rhythms from different regions of the country. This has given rise to works with a unique rhythmic language that is both vibrant and exciting.

Canicas (Marbles) is part of a suite inspired by the names of five traditional Colombian games: Marbles, Yo-Yo, Pirinola, Catapiz, and Trompo, with each movement composed on a rhythm traditional of a particular region of Colombia and using harmonic and melodic language taken from the academic music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

- Program Note from University of Georgia Hodgson Wind Ensemble concert program, 10 September 2019

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Banda de Conciertos de San José (Costa Rica) (Eddie Mora, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Ensemble (Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor) – 10 September 2019
Banda de Conciertos de San José (Costa Rica) (Eddie Mora, conductor) – 19 August 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Canicas (2014)
Himno Metrosalud (2003)

Resources

The Horizon Leans Forward..., compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 239.
Victor Agudelo website Accessed 5 September 2019