Fantasías Latinos (2023), for clarinet and marimba

Four movements, all referencing Latin jazz styles. For professionals. $15 for score, clarinet part, demo recording. Order here.

I. Samba - fleet, smooth, and (mostly) elegant.  About 4:00.

II. Tango Peculiar - a tango with a sense of humor, vigorous and enthused, but breaking some things along the way. About 4:25.

III. Canción de Lamentación - a song of passionate grief.  In essentially a recitativo format, expressive choices that might seem over the top in other contexts could work well here, with a directness and immediacy in the manner of Spanish flamenco singing. About 5:10.

IV. Rhumba Dos Claves - intricate counterpoint, made more so by the frequent use of two 3+2 claves (or 2+3) at the same time.  Sometimes the claves are time-shifted, with variable delays between two simultaneous patterns. About 4:20.