Aldridge, Tango for Gabriela [Pet:EP68077]

Aldridge, Robert Livingston

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Tango for Gabriela.
Aldridge, Robert Livingston.

Violin & Piano.
For: Vln-Pf.

Designed for use as a concert encore, the piece is short and taxes the violinist by covering the full range of the instrument.
'Tango for Gabriela' has its foundations in several time-honored traditions: artistry inspired by the beauty of a woman, musical themes drawn from the letters in a name, and the tango as a representation of passion. Aldridge wrote this work at the behest of his friend, violinist Boris Kucharsky, who was enamored of a young woman he had just met: Gabriela Skrabakova, a model and actress from Slovakia. Says Aldridge of his work: 'I made these pitches [G, A, Bb, E, A for Gabriela; Eb(Es), E, A, Bb, A for her last name] into a melodic phrase which is essentially repeated through the entire piece, as though one were saying over and over: 'Gabriela, Gabriela..Gabriela Skrabakova.''.
Composed 1999.

Format: Sheet Music.
Published by Peters.
Pet:EP68077.
Distributed by Edition Peters.
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