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NEW MUSIC FOR GUITAR
Jaime Guiscafre'

Merengue and Preludio Brasileno are from the Suite Caribeno. These are a suite of solo guitar pieces that I composed using the unique Afro-Latin music of the Caribbean and the Notheast coast of Brazil. The three ensemble pieces, La Pobrecita, De Nada de nadie and Dolores are portraits of people dear to me. The first two are Brazillian Jazz sambas. Dolores is a bosso nova dedicated to the memory of my mother. The other solo guitar pieces are from a diverse group of distinguished composers and musical genres. Piccola Arietta No. 1 by Hawaiian composer Byron Yasui is a short, poignant lyrical piece
emulating an aria. It contains, among other things, a rare use of double harmonics on the guitar. Doina, by Amy Dunker uses a Jewish klezmer musical form, and has a quasi-improvisational feel. Rapsodia by William Ortiz paints an urban soundscape reflecting Ortiz's upbringing as a Puerto Rican living in NYC.

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NEW MUSIC FOR GUITAR TRACK LISTING
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1. Merengue(from suite caribeno)
2. Piccola Arietta No.1
3. La Pobrecita(samba)
4. Doina
5. Rapsodia
6. De Nada de Nadie(samba)
7. Preludio Brasileno(from suite caribeno)
8. Dolores(bosso nova)