Concerto de Choro

clarinet, piano

After listening to a CD of Brazilian guitar music in the summer of 2005, I decided that it would be cool to write a chorinho, and as a clarinet player, I wrote it for clarinet and piano. I made a concerto out of it because, hey, why not? So here are three chorinhos in a concerto, for clarinet and piano accompaniment. A chorinho is kind of like a rag -- it's explained below, since Carinhoso is a chorinho as well. The first movement is a fast, bird-like choro; the second is a melodious waltz; the third is a boisterous samba. The second movement in particular should quiet you critics that think I can't write melodies; it's one of the most beautiful things I've written. The movement titles are just colors -- the -inho ending is a diminutive, so the first movement is entitled Yellow Chorinho (with a diminutive yellow), the second, Black Choro (where "choro" rhymes with "ouro", gold, and Ouro Preto is the name of some city somewhere, maybe), and the third, Greenish Chorado (where -ado is the ending for the past participle). So not very meaningful, but very, very pretty!

Listen to Concerto de Choro - I - Chorinho Amarelinho (right-click to download)
Listen to Concerto de Choro - II - Choro Preto (right-click to download)
Listen to Concerto de Choro - III - Chorado Esverdeado (right-click to download)