Following on from his highly successful salsa pianokeyboard instructional books carlos campos has created a book for guitarists with over 400 examples 60 examples recorded as mp3 and wave file downloads with each example. The examples below show simple piano and bass tumbao patterns. Basic montunos, broken montunos, modern montunos, basic montunos, broken montunos with bass tumbaos. This salsa piano lesson is designed for the beginning pianist. That said, each bass series book is much longer than its piano counterpart, and quite a bit more. Son montuno was first adapted by dance bands in the 1920s played with an ensemble of guitar, tres, clave and adding bongos, bass and a trumpet. Is a five stroke pattern over two measures and the key or underlying principle to the rhythmic organization of the music contained within. This title tells the saga of popular music of cuban origin, and its major artists from the 1920s to. Salsa and afro cuban montunos for piano by carlos campos.
The independence war stages and the social movements of the economical structure, bears the black and whites to. While the tres is rare in salsa music, piano is a staple of the salsa ensemble and the pianist will play a montuno during certain sections of a salsa song. The conjunto piano in 1940s cuba soas research online. Notice the movement in octaves between the root of c, the third of f, and a half stepup to the third of g. Here, beginners and professionals can find hundreds of montunos notefornote transcriptions from original recordings. How to play a latin salsa style montuno on the piano. Campos who teaches a course in latin piano styles at the berklee school of music. Though it is not fast, the afrocuban son montuno has an intense, relentless. Salsa and afro cuban montunos for piano is an extremely informative 100 page book. Dandy and friends performs son montuno for duration. Browse our collection of traditional and classical sheet music from cuba. Montuno in son music, the pianist or tres cuban stringed instrument consisting of 3 pairs of strings player plays a highly syncopated pattern called a montuno. An analysis of six original latin jazz compositions and arrangements ruben caban florida international university doi. It is a syncretic genre that blends elements of spanish and african origin.
I cant wait to get back into my lessons i was on learning how to play all those cool oldschool boricua genres like aguinaldos and seises, but i wont be able to bring all my instruments probably just cuatro, guitar, bongos and some hand percussion stuff. Salsa and afro cuban montunos for piano slideshare. An introduction to latin montunos the song is black orpheus. A parametric approach to gesture, texture, and motivic variation abstract abstract cubaneo in latin piano. This is another instance of the strong link between the tres and the piano in popular cuban music. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the project. Ali examples are wrinen to fit bolh the 23 and 32 son clave. To play a 32 clave rhythm, just start the pattern on the second measure. Salsa, afro cuban montunos for guitar finally the first instructional book showing guitarists how to play salsa styles.
Salsa afro cuban montunos for piano pdf salsa afro cuban montunos for piano pdf i am baffled why the cases comes with the holes at the back when it won t serve any purpose establishing management procedures. Montuno patterns on c7 for piano 23 clave rhythm youtube. Falcon e 2005 midwest clinic 59th annual conference h ilton c hicago c hicago, illinois december 16, 2005 special thanks to. An analysis of six original latin jazz compositions and. Hi all, well, i got my new place and soon ill be having my cuatro shipped here so i can get back to playing. A pdf file containing the piano arrangements lead sheet. Please visit the task force guidelines page for ideas on how to structure a genre article and help us assess and improve genre articles to good and 1. Indeed, as in many musical genres like pop or jazz, some chord progressions occur more often than others in salsa and it is very important to know it. Salsa and afro cuban montunos for piano pdf sheets in addition, there are other percussion instruments in use for african origin religious ceremonies. Son montuno is within the scope of the music genres task force of the music project, a user driven attempt to clean up and standardize music genre articles on wikipedia.
A typical arrangement of a montuno section for conjunto would begin with a section in. Son montuno was originally played in an ensemble consisting of a guitar, a tres and clave. This rhythm is directly derived from a typical tres pattern the c chord is formed from three of the keys in the c 5finger position. The son clave is probably ihe most prominent clave in todays salsa. In a broader sense, its a study of the tumbao the art of creating music from layers of repeating rhythmic and melodic phrases.
Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. On the other hand, its characteristic clave rhythm, call and. Samuel del real, piano diego del real, bass alberto arroyo, percussion preparation for their appearance in your school a trip to the caribbean this program consists of a musical performance that will demonstrate the different rhythms cumbia, merengue, salsa, afrocaribbean, and latin jazz of the caribbean area. Unlike in traditional jazz, the pianos role is often to play a repetitive rhythmic pattern known as the montuno or tumbao. A parametric approach to gesture, texture, and motivic variation copyright orlando enrique fiol 2018 dr. Carlos campos salsa, afro cuban montunos for piano. Playmontuno download latin sheet music and playalongs. Campos music salsa, afro cuban montunos for guitar.
Download my free jazz piano sheet music ebooks here. With a bilingual englishspanish text, 101 montunos gives the reader a glimpse into the intricate and syncopated world of latin pianoplaying, featuring well over one hundred montuno patterns and variationsmost including bass linesas well as several solo fragments by some of the most renowned pianists in the field. Montuno piano arrangement, song 1 pdf, mp3 and midi. I dont like the music salsa of today, its simple, abstract, dont have anythingi. Definition from rebeca mauleons salsa guidebook for piano and ensemble. Part of thecomposition commons this work is brought to you for free and open access by the university graduate school at fiu digital. A tres one way to start is try to play what either a tres or cuatro is playing or to try an imitate part of what the piano is doing. Included are bass tumbaos for each of the piano tumbaos aka, montunos in beyond salsa piano, vol.
All in all this is a superb action shooter and a great. Download sheet music and audio playalongs for piano, bass and percussions salsa, sonmontuno, guajira, merengue, cumbia and more. As we continue to learn our montunos, it is important to understand its relationship to the pulse. Salsa and afro cuban montunos for piano linkedin slideshare. In this how to video, learn to play a latin montuno on the piano or keyboard. Professional latin sheet music for bands and workshops. Mystery unraveled victor l pez, clinician sponsored by alfred publishing company guest clinicians. The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on sonmontunofast. Five piano arrangements in a 23 clave montuno style using a chord progression similar to blue bossa.
Son cubano is a genre of music and dance that originated in the highlands of eastern cuba during the late 19th century. Beyond salsa piano is a history and anthology of the role of the piano in the cuban rhythm section from its first appearance to the present. Here are presented two chord progressions among the most popular and the most used in salsa music. The following 2bar pattern is the most typical montuno rhythm, consisting of a phrase with two strong beats and seven upbeats. How to play a piano montuno over any chord duration. Among its fundamental hispanic components are the vocal style, lyrical metre and the primacy of the tres, derived from the spanish guitar. Download sheet music and audio playalongs for piano, bass and percussions salsa, son montuno, guajira, merengue, cumbia and more.
Keep uptodate on the latest news get our free newsletter. More of a collective than a band, they are made up of a revolving cast of virtuosos and dedicated to reproducing the blaring bigband sound of son montuno and guarija from 1950s, often considered the golden age of cuban music, when listeners from paris to. A montuno it refers to the repeated part of the song, like a chorusrefrain in salsa music. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Well get back to playing a few montunos and the tres and cuatro in a bit. When we play all three notes at the same time, it is called. Salsa piano lesson typical montuno rhythm the music. In todays latin roots segment were looking at montuno, a kind of syncopated piano vamp often used in traditional cuban music, and tumbao, what the piano is.
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