"El adios" for clarinet and piano by Viviana Danon - World Premiere
- Gabriel Blasberg
- Oct 28
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 28
In previous entries on this blog, I wrote about the pieces Zamba for clarinet and piano and Atardecer en Villa Elisa by Argentine composer Viviana Danon. Today I want to introduce you to another beautiful new work by her: "El adios" for clarinet and piano, which I recently had the pleasure of premiering in a video on my YouTube channel, and which you can watch right here below.
Let's look at some of the composer's thoughts on her piece:
"This composition is a Huella, a traditional Argentine dance of southern origin that has been danced in almost all Argentine provinces since 1830, and in some of them was preserved until the early years of our century. Musically, it is characterized by a "headless" phrasing and a formal structure that adapts to the choreography.
The clarinet and piano intertwine contrapuntally, each following in the other's "footsteps".
It is worth noting that this composition is dedicated to a colleague and teacher (Sandra Antúnez) who was ahead of the farewell, but who left an indelible mark on her professional and personal work."
If you want to get the free PDF score of El adios for clarinet and piano by Viviana Danon you can request it by sending your details by email to gabrielblasberg@gmail.com or by direct message on Instagram to https://www.instagram.com/gabyblasberg/
About the composer:
Viviana Danon began her studies at an early age at the "Manuel de Falla" Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from where she graduated as a Professor of Musical Culture with a specialization in Piano.
At the same time, she was a member of the Children's Choir of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires for six years, receiving basic training in singing there.
She studied piano with the teachers Perla Brúgola and Haydée Schwartz, and singing with the teachers Patricia Lerner and María Pía Girolla.
He has taught at the initial, primary, secondary and tertiary levels, also dedicating himself to choral conducting. She is the founder and conductor of the Coro Azahares de Villa Elisa and the Children's Choir "Voces del amanecer" in whose repertoire they perform arrangements of their own authorship.
As a composer and performer, she has released three albums with works of her own, "Renaciendo" in 2005, "Continuidad" in 2011 and her latest work, "Pianissimo" in 2016.
In 2005 she received the “Fondo Nacional de las Artes” award in the Tango category for his work “Tango para Silvia”.
In 2022 she has premiered two works for clarinet and piano at the V Latin American Congress of Clarinetists.
Today she works as a teacher and teaching assistant at the "José Hernández" School of Traditional Argentine Dances as a member of the Criolla Orchestra of said Institution and as conductor of the Azahares Choir of Villa Elisa and continues her activity as a composer, producing her new record "Kairos ” which will soon be released.
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