EL SISTEMA
Shostakovich -
Arturo Márquez -
Orchestra -
Young Musicians from all over Venezuela begin their concert with
music by the Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich.
This is followed with a piece incorporating musical forms
and styles of Mexico, by the Mexican composer Arturo Márquez.
Conductor -
Video streaming from TED
Scroll down to find the MIX MATCH QUIZ.
You are asked to identify instruments and solos so you may need a
notepad to check the correct answers for 4 video time locators.
With thanks to Torrelavega for 2016 Slideshare pictures,
maps and information in German language.
A summary translation to English is as follows:
Marquez is from México. He was born in Álamos on December 20th, 1950. His instruments are violin, tuba and piano.
His most famous works are ‘Danzón No.2’ and ‘Conga del fuego’.