''Raíces, música per a un aniversari'' ( ca, Roots, music for an anniversary), often referred to as ''Raíces'', is a composition for
symphonic band
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Valencia
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Juan J. Colomer
Juan José Colomer (born Juan José Revueltas Colomer in Alzira, Valencia, Alzira, Valencia (province), Valencia, Spain, 1966) is a Spanish composer.
Personal life
Juan Colomer started his music studies at age eight in his local music school, " ...
. It was commissioned by the Alzira Musical Society and finished in November 1998. It was eventually premiered on December 21, 1998, performed by the Symphonic Band of the Alzira Musical Society and conducted by Ángel Crespo García, in
his home town.
Structure
The pieces consists of three movements and takes approximately 23 minutes to perform. The movement list is as follows:
* I. Sin compás - Moderato - Vivo
* II. Adagio
* III. Presto
The first section of the first movement is an unmeasured part in which Colomer tries to recreate the sounds remembered by himself when he was a student. It consists of extracts from different pieces and lessons for several instruments. The second and the third movement are to be played continuously.
Instrumentation
Colomer wrote this composition for symphony wind orchestra. He specified the need for a large group of percussionist, as up to 10 percussionists are required to play this composition. The complete instrumentation is as follows.
Colomer also wrote an arrangement for six percussionists; however, it is rarely performed and there are no known recordings of it.
In popular culture
* A part of the third movement of this composition was used for the final scene of the movie
A Day Without a Mexican
''A Day Without a Mexican'' is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Sergio Arau in his directorial debut from a screenplay co-written with Yareli Arizmendi and Sergio Guerrero. It stars Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan, Muse Watson, F ...
.
References
External links
Complete catalog of works by Juan J. Colomer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raices (Colomer)
1998 compositions
Concert band pieces