A Celebration of Mexican Children's Songs

A colorful medley of songs made popular by Francisco Gabilondo Soler;  lovingly known in Mexico as "Cri-Cri."  This medley consists of:  "Tema of 'Cri-Cri' (Theme song of 'Cri-Cri')," "Di Porque" ("Tell me why, Grandmother"), "Aztec chant to the Sun," and "Llueve" ("Rain").  These songs are still sung by children in Mexico today.  This is a brass band setting for the piece written for concert band

Category:  British Brass Band,
SKU:  TMPBSBB-08
Composer:  Dr. Jorge E. Garcia

Price:  $45.00

Performance Notes: 

The key signatures are a good challenge for the Section 3 Brass Band with sections in G major, C major, Bb major, G minor and E minor.  Rhythmic challenges include syncopation, quarter-note triplets, dotted-eight sixteenth and grace notes from letter B to E; a sixteenth-eighth pattern from letter E to I; an unusual tie of the last eighth note in the measure to the following half note at letter K; and a combination of dotted-eighth sixteenth and syncopation at letter J.  There is a nice soli for Euphonium and Marimba at letter E and a Cornet soli with Bells at letter I.  There is a percussion soli at letter G.  Care should be taken to not cover the filigree section in the Cornet and Xylophone parts at letter N.

Performance Level:  Section 3

Performance Time:  5:52 minutes