Classical Composer: | Nixon, Roger |
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Work: | Fiesta del Pacifico |
Duration: | 00:08:32 |
Work Category: | Wind Ensemble/Band Music |
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Fiesta del Pacifico, dedicated to the San Francisco State College Symphonic Band and its director Edwin Kruth, refers to one of several festivals held annually in various communities throughout California, which celebrate the Old Spanish Days of the state. This particular festival is held in San Diego for twelve days in the summer and features a play on the history of the area, a parade, a rodeo, and street dances.
"Tonal fresco" is the phrase Nixon uses to describe this brief but evocative piece, adding that the concept is: "similar to that of a tone poem, or that of the music drama, in that some of the musical ideas have extra-musical connotations. It is impressionistic in that the aim is to create descriptive impressions rather than to tell a story. The work is a large dance movement, which makes frequent use of Spanish-Mexican idioms."
Writers:
David Robinson and Robert Schwartz
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