Rodriguez, Il Lamento di Tristano [HL:50484943]

Il Lamento di Tristano.
Robert Xavier RodrÌguez.
by Robert Xavier Rodriguez
Flute and Guitar (Score and Parts).
Published by G. Schirmer, Inc..
Series/Edition: Ensemble.

Il Lamento di Tristano is a set of variations on two themes that are in highly contrasting styles. Rodriguez juxtaposes fragments from Wagner's opera, Tristan and Isolde, with a 14th-century monophonic dance, Lamento di Tristano. The work opens with the two themes combined in a florid cantillation led by the flute over passionate Spanish guitar strumming. The original Medieval theme follows in a seductive dance-like setting in keeping with the melody's arabesque character. The ensuing variations explore the work's central dramatic conflict: Wagner's lush chromatic harmonies vs. the modal simplicity of the original Medieval Lamento. The two themes gradually merge as a synthesis is reached.

32 pages.
9 in. x 12 in.
HL:50484943.
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