Margaret Griebling-Haigh: Trocadillos for oboe, bassoon, and piano
The word 'trocadillos' is a fabricated Spanish word made from the verb 'trocar', meaning 'to permutate or change', and the word 'bocadillo', which means, in Cuban Spanish, 'a little morsel or snack', and could be considered to be the equivalent of the French word 'bagatelle'. The first movement of the suite is entitled Zapataconeo, which is itself another invented Spanish word created by combining 'zapatos' (shoes) and 'taconeo' (the rhythmic stomping of heels heard in Flamenco music). An andante tranquillo movement, Silvacancion, coined from 'silva' (wild) and 'cancion" (song) follows, providing melodic calm and images of small trees in the breeze. The third movement, Burlesco, marked scherzando vivo, provides the players and audience with a bit of fun and completes the set with frivolity and catchy cross-rhythms. Total duration approximately 22 minutes