Preludio a Colón
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Preludio a Colón for soprano
, string quartet
, flute
, quarter-tone guitar
, and sixteenth-tone harp
, is a piece
by Julián Carrillo
. The title is indicative of Carrillo's "Sonido 13
" [thirteenth sound] revolution.
It was recorded on Columbia Records in 1933 by Ángel Reyes
, principal violinist of the Thirteenth Sound Group of Havana.
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
, string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
, flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, quarter-tone guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, and sixteenth-tone harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
, is a piece
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
by Julián Carrillo
Julián Carrillo
Julián Carrillo Trujillo was a Mexican composer, conductor, violinist and music theorist, famous for developing a theory of microtonal music which he dubbed "The Thirteenth Sound" .-Biography:...
. The title is indicative of Carrillo's "Sonido 13
Sonido 13
Sonido 13 is a theory of microtonal music created by the Mexican composer Julián Carrillo around 1900 and described by Nicolas Slonimsky as, "the field of sounds smaller than the twelve semitones of the tempered scale". Developed in 1895 while he was experimenting with his violin...
" [thirteenth sound] revolution.
It was recorded on Columbia Records in 1933 by Ángel Reyes
Angel Reyes
Ángel Reyes Ángel Reyes Ángel Reyes (died November 17, 1988 was a Cuban violinist.In New York City during 1933, Reyes was the principal violinist of the Thirteenth Sound Group of Havana, with which he recorded Julian Carrillo’s Preludio a Colón (Prelude to Christopher Columbus) on the Columbia...
, principal violinist of the Thirteenth Sound Group of Havana.
Recordings
- Ángel Reyes (1933).
- American Festival of Microtonal Music Ensemble (2004).