(2025) TROPPO TROPICALE

TROPPO TROPICALE for orchestra is a celebration of the universality of music – proof that melodies can travel across continents and centuries, gaining new accents and new colors, while maintaining their communicative essence. It’s Rossini wearing a colorful frevo shirt, it’s Brazil dancing Italian opera, it’s music being exactly what it should be: pure fun without borders. Commissioned by the Cia de Ópera do Espírito Santo (COES).

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo, 2 Fltues, 2 Oboes, English Horn. 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon. 
• 4 Horns, 2 Bb Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Tuba

Percussion I:

• Triângulo (Triangle)
• Caixa (Snare Drum)
• Blocos de Madeira (Wood Blocks)
• Prato suspenso com baquetas de feltro (Suspended Cymbal with felt mallets)
• Berimbau
• Vibrafone com motor (Vibraphone with motor)

Percussion II:

• Sininho (Small Bell)
• Cowbells
• Cuíca
• Vibraslap
• Xilofone (Xylophone)
• Bumbo com vassouras (Bass Drum with brushes)

Timpani
Strings

Special Thanks to: Adam Levin, Will knuth, Daniel Maeda, and maestro Helder Trefzger.