Cinco dúos (Five Duets), Op. 1

These clearly intuitive and almost improvisational duets caricature five small scenes which belong to certain moments in the author’s life.

1. Introduction
2. Bamboo Chinito
3. Darkness
4. Fair whistles
5. Toty

The Introduction portrays the joy after discovering a new method of expression produced by the bars with added values in a Music Theory class.

A joke opens our imagination and carries us into the imaginary oriental rural world inhabited by a happy character, The Bamboo Chinito.

When the day ends and night begins, after our bedroom light is switched off, Darkness comes, always accompanied by silence and calm, by sleep (…)

An incredible Fair dazzling in the midday sun comes before the eyes of a child who skips and runs full of joy, amazed by everything that crosses his path.

Toty tells the mischievous antics of a group of children during the rehearsals of a band. Laughter and joking, always keeping a sharp eye on the director (necessary to avoid getting caught) show that rehearsing is not at all boring.

Premiere

May 21, 2002

Auditorio del Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Cartagena (Murcia)
J. Belda Barberá and J. Pérez Garrido, clarinetes