Il Lamento di Tristano

for Flute and Guitar (Score and Parts)
Il Lamento di Tristano is a set of variations on two themes that are in highly contrasting styles. Rodriguez juxtaposes fragments from Wagner’s opera, Tristan and Isolde, with a 14th-century monophonic dance, Lamento di Tristano. The work opens with the two themes combined in a florid cantillation led by the flute over passionate Spanish guitar strumming. The original Medieval theme follows in a seductive dance-like setting in keeping with the melody’s arabesque character. The ensuing variations explore the work’s central dramatic conflict: Wagner’s lush chromatic harmonies vs. the modal simplicity of the original Medieval Lamento. The two themes gradually merge as a synthesis is reached.

Additional Information

SKU: 50484943
UPC: 073999849431
ISBN-10: 063405693X
ISBN-13: 9780634056932
Series: Ensemble
Page Count: 32
Contributors: by Robert Xavier Rodriguez