Suite Punta del Este

Suite Punta del Este is a tango nuevo work for orchestral strings and a bandoneón written by the Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla in 1982. Punta del Este is an Uruguayan resort where the artist spent many summers and particularly enjoyed shark fishing.[1]

Form

It is broken into 3 movements:

1. Introduccion: Allegro pesante
2. Coral: Adagio
3. Fuga: Allegro vivace

Instrumentation

Suite Punta Del Este is a scored for bandoneón, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and strings.

Legacy

It has been used as a signature theme for the 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys as well as a model for music in a scene in The Simpsons episode "Yokel Chords".^[citation needed]

References

1. "Suite Punta del Este". Piazzolla.org. Retrieved 2012-01-16.