Barbarito's Dance, for 2 clarinets and piano, Score and parts

ISMN: 979-0-2063-0170-4

Barbarito?s Dance is dedicated to one of the most important Cuban flute players, Barbarito Torres. The contradanza, a Cuban music style typical of the early 19th century, was influenced by French salon music and ranked among those dance rhythms that were most popular with the Cuban high society of those days. It is generally notated in binary form and has a cheerful character due to its lively pace. The piece brings into prominence the cinquillo, a rhythmic cell that is considered to be of great significance in traditional Cuban music. In its original form, this style of music did not feature improvisations