Suite Punta del Este
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I. Introduccion: Allegro pesante.
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II. Coral: Adagio.
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III. Fuga: Allegro vivace.
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Suite Punta del Este is a tango nuevo work for orchestral strings and a bandoneón written by the Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla in 1982. Punta del Este is an Uruguayan resort where the artist spent many summers and particularly enjoyed shark fishing.[1]
Form
It is broken into 3 movements:
- Introduccion: Allegro pesante
- Coral: Adagio
- Fuga: Allegro vivace
Instrumentation
Suite Punta Del Este is a scored for bandoneón, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and strings.
Legacy
It has been used as a signature theme for the 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys as well as a model for music in a scene in The Simpsons episode "Yokel Chords".[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Suite Punta del Este". Piazzolla.org. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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Ástor Piazzolla
- Adiós Nonino
- La Camorra
- Estaciones Porteñas
- Histoire du Tango
- Libertango
- María de Buenos Aires
- Milonga Del Angel
- Suite Punta del Este
- Summit (1974)
- Tango: Zero Hour (1986)
- The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado) (1988)
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