Dorado-Chacarita (Nuevos Ritmos vol. 1)-V

Chacarita contains an Argentinian rhythm, Chacarera. The right hand plays the melody and the left hand plays the harmony. The same rhythm is played over and over again. The characteristic of this rhythm is the accent on the 2nd and 3rd beats. This needs some practice since, again we are mostly used to accenting the 1st beat.

Nuevos Ritmos, New Rhythms is a series of 4 solo pieces based on one of the most important aspects in music, rhythm. The rhythms contained in these pieces aren’t necessarily new. They can be heard in many musical styles. They are, however, in my opinion, new in terms of their use in vibraphone music. There’s not a lot of vibraphone music on the market that focuses on rhythm in the manner presented in these pieces.

- Lucas Dorado

• Number of players: 1
• Difficulty: Intermediate/advanced
• Instrumentation: Vibraphone