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Iqui Vinculado
Programme
i. Prelude
ii. Danza
i. Harangang Taga
ii. Buwan-Buwan
iii. Agawan sa Base
Suggestive of a journey into a broad, natural open space, Pasaje Abierto (Open Lane)
was originally written in 2000 by the group Ë ditus for their album Decadauno.
Based on forms and sounds from traditional Costa Rican music, the piece was
adapted in two movements for the guitar at the request of the organizers of the
National Guitar Competition of Costa Rica in 2005, so that it could be included in the
competition as a mandatory piece. (Berta Rojas Program Notes at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam)
Batang Laro, a child play suite for solo guitar, was inspired by animated
scenes of children playing native Philippine games in the composer's imagination.
The rhythmic motifs were drawn essentially from Philippine folk dances ranging
from the tuppaya-patung of the Igorots (Northern Philippine tribe), the habanera,
polka, balitaw, jota, and moro-moro of rural folks in Central Luzon and the Visayas,
and the inagung and tinambul of Mindanao. The composer made liberal use of these
rhythms, incorporating them into his own original dance-like melodies. As such, the
various pieces in this suite can lend themselves to choreographic inventions that can
be performed with the music, along the lines of Philippine children's games
specified in each number. This work was commissioned by Angelito Agcaoili and
Manuel Soriano.
Augusto “Agot” Espino earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from the
University of the Philippines as a scholar. He is a pianist, pedagogue, Christian
songwriter, choral conductor, arranger, and a composer.
In the Philippines, the term Kundiman comes from the Tagalog phrase “kung hindi
man” or “if it were not so”. Kundiman is a type of love song that had existed since
early 19th century but had developed to into art song in the early 20th century.
Lyrics of the song:
KUNDIMAN NG LANGIT
Sa Kabukiran (In the Farmlands) was originally written for soprano and first
introduced in Cebu in 1928. Its gay and happy melodies reflect life in the farms
without sadness. (www.himig.com.ph)