Cesar Alejandro Carrillo

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This is a wordless piece for mixed choir.

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SATB Octavo

Liturgically, the text of 'Quem vidistis pastores' works as an antiphon and as a response. In this version I have musicalized the corresponding text to the responsory, but adding the 'alleluia', which is typical of the antiphon.
The motet passes in a pastoral atmosphere beholding the birth of Jesus. With this work, I have finally put music to the same set of texts used by Francis Poulenc for his 'Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël'. The whole set is a tribute to his memory and his powerful influence on my training as a composer.

Quem vidistis pastores

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Nana is my fourth collaboration with Laura Morales Balza as a poet. It
  was
    
    written in 2019 and is a lullaby dedicated to our son SimAAAn Odoardo.

Nana para una luna despierta

As part of the commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the
  death of one of the greatest Spanish polyphonists of all time, Sebastian de
  Vivanco (c.1551-1622), we offer this collection of ten motets for mixed choir
  in an edition designed for practical use. All the motets come entirely from
  the Antologia Polifonica Sacra, published by Samuel Rubio in the mid-1950s
  (You can see the content on page 3 or by visiting the following YouTube
  Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBw7F0B2vt5_hUy7FR2qqyXFkBA5AUojC)

VIVANCO 400th

In Venezuela, the word aguinaldo has two meanings. It is synonymous with a gift that is given at Christmas, but also refers to a very popular musical genre in our own country of the Christmas season. This genre represents the quintessential musical expression of Venezuelan Christmas.  Purasima and A ti te cantamos are part of the musical heritage of the 19th century in Venezuela. They are two of the most beautiful aguinaldos collected, among many others, by the Maestro Vicente Emilio Sojo, and are part of the country's Christmas tradition. They are two praises to the Virgin Mary, mother of the Child Jesus. Either can be sung a cappella, although they can also be accompanied by the traditional cuatro.

Dos Aguinaldos Venezolanos (Two Venezuelan Christmas Carols)

Unlike my other motets, Laudate Dominum goes by entirely in a constant ternary tempo, and should be performed more as a spiritual dance, than as a religious piece.

Laudate Dominum

Just like my work O vos omnes, this is the second work dedicated to the memory of my son, Simon Odoardo.  I wrote it based on a poem by Laura Morales Balza, my wife and soul mate, where she expresses, with both endless sweetness and profound tenderness, her love for Simon, our son.

Azul

Few of my works are written in a ternary tempo. The poem by Pablo Neruda, Sonnet LXIX, from 100 Sonnets of Love, filled with an exquisitely romantic atmosphere, inspired me to write this piece more in the style of a song, than in that of a madrigal, to which I am more accustomed. The song unfolds little by little, just like a rose.

El origen rojo de la rosa

Whenever I review my notebooks, I find an idea that can be rescued and germinated in a new work. This is the case with this new piece. The melody was written in 1998 and, together with a new and beautiful poetic collaboration by Laura Morales Balza, we have achieved a happy and graceful Christmas carol.

This song is dedicated to Cantarte, our choir for 32 years.

Guijarro de luz

This fugue, originally written by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) for solo violin, has been more popular in the world of guitar and lute, where it has charted an important journey. This version offers the opportunity to sing this wonderful work in the context of a mixed choir.

Fugue

This is a choral adaptation of Pie Jesu, the most famous movement of Requiem by Faure. It is one of the masterpieces of all time that deserved an adaptation for choir. His melody, full of sweetness and beauty, unfolds like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. Camille Saint-Saens said of it: Just as Mozart's is the only Ave verum Corpus, this is the only Pie Jesu. Faure wrote about his Requiem: It has been said that my Requiem does not express the fear of death and someone has called it a lullaby of death. But it is how I see death: as a happy deliverance, an aspiration to a higher happiness, rather than a painful experience.

Pie Jesu

Written by Cesar Alejandro Carrillo, the same composer of O magnum mysterium, Ave Maria (SSAA), Salve Regina, Gloria and Crux fidelis.  This new work was composed in 2013.

O Vos Omnes

This traditional academic song is mainly performed at university and high-school graduation ceremonies. It is a happy composition that evokes university life.

Gaudeamus igitur

Happy and joyful music written to reflect the laudatory and exultant character of Hodie Christus natus est, a text that celebrates the Birth of Jesus. This work is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Orfeon Universitario of the Central University of Venezuela.

Hodie Christus natus est

Over a short poem by the Venezuelan poet Adolfredo Brizuela, You have grown in the evening as rain is a work of my youth, written in 1982, while studying composition with Venezuelan professor Modesta Bor. This piece was developed with certain minimalist aspect, given the texts conciseness, and also because of its climate of sounding sensuality.

Has crecido en la tarde como la lluvia

This is an arrangement of the well-known spiritual "Swing low, sweet chariot" in a slightly spicy harmonization.

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

It is a beautiful traditional Catalan Christmas song that recounts the joy of birds for the birth of the Child Jesus. It became very popular around the world when it was performed by the great cellist Pablo Casals at the end of his concerts and
recitals. El cant dels ocells has become a symbol of peace and freedom in Catalonia and in the rest of the world.

Reviewing old papers, I found this arrangement made in 1982. It is a youth work. In this new version I have added a new arrangement for the second verse.

El cant dels ocells

'Air on a G String' is one of the most versioned works of Johann Sebastian Bach. With this arrangement, I have wanted to give a new and unprecedented facet to this wonderful music by adding a rhythm of Cuban son. The result will be a delicious Air with spicy Latin flavor. It can be accompanied with claves (Cuban percussion sticks).

Un aire de son

This is the third work dedicated to the memory of my son, Simon Odoardo. The text, taken from the Mass for the Dead, has been treated in a hopeful way, by no means in a mournful one. Within an always calm and meditative atmosphere, I tried to give a 'luminous' treatment of the Latin word Lux, as if it came from a very distant place, from the infinite space, out of this world.

Lux aeterna

Immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythms and melodies of Venezuela with "Suite Popular Venezolana" by Cesar Alejandro Carrillo. This enchanting selection for secular  concerts showcases a rich tapestry of traditional Venezuelan styles, skillfully composed to elevate your ensemble's performance and captivate every audience. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Suite popular venezolana

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