International Opus Aires Tropicales - D'Rivera - Woodwind Quintet - Score/Parts

Composer: Paquito D'Rivera
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Woodwind Quintet

Currently in the repertoire of quintets worldwide, this exciting recital piece's individual movements also work well for jobs and educational concerts. The seven movements are:

• Alborada, a slow introduction
• Son with an ostinato Latin bass line
• Habanera, similar to Ravel
• Vals Venezolano, a lively Venezuelan waltz
• Dizzyness, an homage to Dizzy Gillespie
• Contredanza, an upbeat Cuban dance
• Afro, a rhythmic 6/8 dance over an African ostinato

Doubling on piccolo and English horn.
Duration: 24:00

"...Aires Tropicales was the concluding work and the most spectacularly successful." - The Washington Post