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I. Introduccion: Allegro pesante. sample
II. Coral: Adagio. sample
III. Fuga: Allegro vivace. sample
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Suite Punta del Este is a tango nuevo work for orchestral strings and a bandoneón written by the Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla in 1982. Punta del Este is a Uruguayan seaside resort where the artist spent many summers and particularly enjoyed shark fishing.

Form

It is broken into 3 movements:

  1. Introduccion: Allegro pesante
  2. Coral: Adagio
  3. Fuga: Allegro vivace

Instrumentation

Suite Punta Del Este is a scored for bandoneón, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and strings.

Legacy

It has been used as a signature theme for the 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys as well as a model for music in a scene in The Simpsons episode "Yokel Chords".

References

  1. "Suite Punta del Este". Piazzolla.org. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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