Diana Guarani by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Diana Guarani was one of Barrios’ most popular works with which he used to close his concerts. It is essentially a theme and variations on the Paraguayan song “Campamento Cerro Leon” (Leon Hill Camp), a melody that became popular during the years that Paraguay was engaged in the …
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Jota by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) This well known Spanish dance in an arrangement by Barrios and reputedly based on Francisco Tarrega’s arrangement. The earliest reference to this work is from a double-sided recording made in Buenos Aires in 1914. A concert program in Rio de Janeiro dated August 1, 1916 lists this work as …
Estudio en Si Menor (Duet) by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he found employment playing for cinemas and theaters. An extended medley form based on folkloric melodies, Divagaciones Criollas (“Creole Wanderings”) was probably created as “filler music” to be played during intermissions and between acts.
Invocacion a mi Madre by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he found employment playing for cinemas and theaters. An extended medley form based on folkloric melodies, Divagaciones Criollas (“Creole Wanderings”) was probably created as “filler music” to be played during intermissions and between acts.
Divagociones Criollas by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he found employment playing for cinemas and theaters. An extended medley form based on folkloric melodies, Divagaciones Criollas (“Creole Wanderings”) was probably created as “filler music” to be played during intermissions and between acts.
Estudio para Ambas Manos by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Barrios’s compositions can be divided into three basic categories: folkloric, imitative and religious. Barrios paid tribute to the music and people of his native land by composing pieces modeled after folk songs from South America and Central America. Imitating the compositional style and techniques of the …
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Aire Sureno by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Barrios’s compositions can be divided into three basic categories: folkloric, imitative and religious. Barrios paid tribute to the music and people of his native land by composing pieces modeled after folk songs from South America and Central America. Imitating the compositional style and techniques of the Baroque and …
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Prelude in C by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) This work is a medley of different melodies from Argentina. When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he earned his living playing guitar in theaters and movie houses during intermission and between acts. An extended potpourri of popular melodies worked well in this format, and …
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Aires Criollos by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) This work is a medley of different melodies from Argentina. When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he earned his living playing guitar in theaters and movie houses during intermission and between acts. An extended potpourri of popular melodies worked well in this format, and Barrios …
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Escala y Preludio (Waltz) by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) A work composed on August 15, 1941 in San Salvador, Escala y Preludio (“Scale and Prelude”) is examplary of Barrios eclectic style, combining harmonic traits from Baroque and Romantic periods.
