06/07/2021
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Montañosa Overture
𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫: Reis Luke Aquino
𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://rondallamusic.com/product/montanosa-overture/
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
This overture was created during the arranger's last year of High school Year 2009, in Baguio City National High School, under the Special Program in the Arts (Vocal Music). It was a graduation gift to his section adviser, Ms. Mesalina Sison, who happened to be the Rondalla teacher as well. The piece started out as an exploration of the rondalla ensemble for its suitability to play more indigenous (less Hispanic) types of music, but now in its final form it serves as a medium to display certain folk and indigenous rhythms and sounds from a region of the Philippines not yet exhaustively represented in rondalla music.
This piece in its original arrangement was first performed outside Baguio during the 3rd International Rondalla Festival in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, February 2011. The piece was heard by Ms Elaine Espejo and encouraged the arranger to give out the arrangement. He promised her then, that he will distribute it once he had revised the arrangement.
This piece was completed in 2009, premiered in Baguio in 2010, premiered outside Baguio in 2011, and finally revised in 2018.
𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥: Advanced
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Philippine Folk Music
𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Standard Rondalla Form
𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: approx 6.30