Arrangements in other Latin-American styles

Here is a list of arrangements of traditional and popular compositions from Brasil, Cuba, Puerto rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Peru.

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I have included some of my own pieces that are composed to be suitable in a similar context.

Brasil

Roda Maxixe – maxixe (Haroldo de Oliveira) versions both for symphony orchestra and symphonic band

Frevo em Maceió – frevo (Hermeto Pascoal) versions both for symphony orchestra and symphonic band.

Tico-Tico no fubá – choro (Zequinha de Abreu) both for symphony orchestra and string orchestra.

Vitorioso – choro (Ernesto Nazareth) – for string ensemble/quintet

Impressoes do Brasil – samba/choro (Sverre Indris Joner) versions both for symphony orchestra and symphonic band

Frevo alegre – frevo (Sverre Indris Joner)  for symphonic band.

 

Cuba

Club social de Marianao – danzón (Israel Lopez) versions both for symphony orchestra and symphonic band

Tres lindas cubanas – danzón (Antonio María Romeu) both for symphony orchestra and string orchestra

Calculadora – chachacha (Richard Egues) for symphonic band + singer

Como fue – bolero (Ernesto Duarte Brito)  for symphonic band + singer

No me vayas a engañar – bolero (Osvaldo Farrés) for symphonic band + singer

A bailar y gozar con la sinfonica – guajira (Sverre Indris Joner) versions both for symphony orchestra and symphonic band

Sabor Caribeño – salsa/songo/bomba (Sverre Indris Joner) versions both for symphony orchestra and symphonic band

Danzón en la Habana (Sverre Indris Joner) versions both for symphony orchestra and string orchestra

Puerto Rico

Piel Canela – bolero/chachacha (Bobby Capó) for symphony orchestra, symphonic band and string orchestra + singer

Perfume de gardenias – bolero (Rafael Hernández Marín) for symphonic band + singer

Mexico

Vereda tropical  – bolero (Gonzalo Curiel) both for symphonic band and string orchestra + singer

Venezuela

La partida – vals (trad.) for symphony orchestra, symphonic band and string orchestra

El diablo suelto – joropo (Heraclio Hernandez) for string orchestra(quintet)

Valserita – vals (Sverre Indris Joner) both for symphony orchestra, symphonic band and string orchestra

Peru

Maria Landó – landó (Chabuca Granda) for string orchestra, bandoneon, percussion and singer (mezzo).