Home / Composition / Solo / Las Abejas
LAS ABEJAS
by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Medium: Solo Marimba
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Adapted: 2001 (orig. composed in 1921)
Duration: 2:30
Difficulty: Grade V
Instrumentation:
5-Octave Marimba (originally for guitar)
4-mallet
. . . . . . . .
NOTES
Agustín Barrios
Mangoré (1885-1944) was one of the most successful and influential guitarist/composers
of the first half of the twentieth century. His compositions range from simple
etudes to wildly virtuosic multi-movement works. The majority of these works
fall into one of three categories: folkloric, in which pieces were
modeled after South American folk songs; imitative, in which composition
styles and techniques were borrowed from the Baroque and Romantic periods; and religious, in which pieces were inspired by Barrios’ own religious
experiences and beliefs.
Las
Abejas (“The
Bees”) falls loosely under the category of imitation. Written in the fall of
1921 as an arpeggio etude for guitarists, the piece has been compared to
Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee” for its quick tempo, virtuosic
techniques, and its title.
. . . . . . . .
SOUND
Las Abejas
SCORE SAMPLE
LAS ABEJAS Score
|
