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Alegre
by Tania León
Released June 2003
Ordering
information:
Score and parts: $50.00 (HL04002002)
Conductor score: $7.50 (HL04002003) |
Alegre is a Spanish word meaning
“joyful.” Utilizing the style of a Latin
groove, the piece is a showcase for rhythmic dexterity.
It also demonstrates the inextricable link in Latin
American cultures between music and dance. Tania León
incorporates the stylistic elements of ostinati with
off-beat accents and improvisation to create a brilliant
piece that excites both mind and body.
About the Composer
Tania León (b. Havana, Cuba), a vital personality
on today’s music scene and in demand as a composer
and conductor, has been recognized for her significant
accomplishments as an educator and advisor to arts organizations.
In 1998 she was awarded the New
York Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She
has received Honorary Doctorates from Colgate University
and Oberlin College and awards from the American Academy
of Arts and Letters, National Endowment for the Arts,
Chamber Music America, NYSCA, Lila Wallace/Reader’s
Digest Fund, ASCAP and Koussevitzky Foundation, among
others. In 1998 she held the Fromm Residency at the
American Academy in Rome.
León was a founding member
and first Music Director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem
establishing their Music Department, Music School and
Orchestra. She instituted the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Community Concert Series in 1978 and in 1994 co-founded
the American Composers Orchestra Sonidos de las Americas
Festivals as Latin American Music Advisor. From 1993
to 1997 she was New Music Advisor to Kurt Masur and
the New York Philharmonic.
Tania León has been the
subject of profiles on ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, Univision
and independent films.
León was Visiting Lecturer
at Harvard University, Visiting Professor at Yale University
and the Musikschule in Hamburg. In 2000 she was named
the Tow Distinguished Professor at Brooklyn College,
where she has taught since 1985.
Tania
León demonstrates the percussion section of her piece
"Alegre" at Herricks Middle School.
Instrumentation
1-Conductor
3-Flute 1
3-Flute 2
2-Oboe (optional)
5-B flat clarinet 1
5-B flat clarinet 2
4-E flat alto saxophone
2-B flat tenor saxophone |
4-B
flat trumpet 1
4-B flat trumpet 2
4-Trombone
2-Baritone B.C.
2-Baritone T.C.
4-Tuba
1-String Bass
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2-Percussion 1: 2 bongos
2-Percussion 2: 4 tom toms
2-Percussion 3: Medium maracas
2-Percussion 4: bass drum
1-Piano
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