Content
- Z. de Abreu : Não me toques
- E. Nazareth : Genial
- A.G. Villoldo: Bolada de Aficionado
- C. Velázquez : Bésame Mucho
4 Famous Standards
Souvenir Musical Heft 12
for | 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib. |
Musical Editions | Score, Parts |
Item no. | 610188 |
Editor | Wolfgang Birtel |
Level | medium |
Scope | 56 pages; 23 × 30.5 cm |
Release year | 2015 |
Publisher / Producer | Schott Music |
Producer No. | ED 21477 |
ISMN | 9790001189569 |
UPC | 0841886026148 |
Demanding salon music for string quartet (with double-bass ad libitum) is provided by Wolfgang Birtel in his 'Latin Dances' with four titles which can be played individually or as a little suite. The first dance is the chorinho 'Não me toques' by Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) who not only wrote 'Tico Tico' but also other rousing pieces of music. Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) is considered to be the 'inventor' of the Brazilian tango and waltz: He titled the waltz, which follows as second title, 'Ingenious'. These rather unknown titles are followed by two absolute worldwide hits: first the probably most frequently played tango of all times, 'La Cumparsita', by the Uruguyan musician Matos Rodríguez (1897-1948) and then the everlasting beguine 'Bésame Mucho' by the Mexican composer Consuelo Velázques (1916-2005). Whether individually or as a 'four-pack' the fingers will be twitching and the toes will be tingling for this music carries away musicians and audience alike.