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Lagrimas Negras: a very popular Cuban song

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The Cuban tune, Lagrimas Negras, was one of several songs written by composer, singer, and guitarist Miguel Matamoros (1894-1971). Miguel Matamoros had a very popular group called Trio Matamoros that was formed in 1925, and was active until 1961. They recorded many of Matamoros’ songs and were very popular. Miguel Matamoros was a singer in the group. If you do a search of Trio Matamoros on YouTube, you can find many of their recordings.

Lagrimas Negras (Black Tears) was recorded by Trio Matamoros in 1931 and became a huge hit. The song is about profound sadness over the loss of a lover. Despite the sad subject matter of the song, the sad melody is creatively mixed together with a lively and upbeat rhythm. Here is a recording of Lagrimas Negras that I made on the violin and piano. I played both parts in this recording. The piano part is based on a solo by the great Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés. Enjoy.

Robert Jan Dukarm: Polonaise “Moonlight on the Vistula”

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Hello dear blog viewers. Here is a Polonaise that I wrote called “Moonlight on the Vistula.” The Vistula River is the longest river in Poland. It goes from Silesia (Southern Poland) to the Baltic Sea near the very old city of Gdańsk. The river passes through the edge of historic Kraków and goes through Warsaw. Here is a YouTube video of my Polonaise for your listening pleasure. If you would like to purchase the sheet music for this piece, please go to this link: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/moonlight-on-the-vistula-22540565.html?srsltid=AfmBOortHkk-tkQlvygPrs-AhStQbA-5zXIdHvevYvMmI_w7v2dzztec

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Robert Jan Dukarm: Fragrances of Spring Waltz

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I started composing and arranging music in 2021. Since then I have published a few piano pieces, an arrangement for two violins and harpsichord, several organ pieces, two pieces for violin and piano, and one choral piece. I am still working on more arrangements and compositions. If you are interested, I have YouTube demo recordings of some of my compositions and arrangements on my website www.robertjandukarm.com . Links to purchase sheet music can be found under the YouTube demos under the Compositions/Arrangements section of the Home Page of my website. You can also do a search for Robert Jan Dukarm on SheetMusicPlus.com and purchase my sheet music there. Thank you for your support.

In the meantime, here is one of my compositions which is a waltz for piano called “Fragrances of Spring.” Enjoy.

Dmitri Shostakovich: Romance from the Gadfly

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Dmitri Shostakovich composed his most famous film score for the 1955 Soviet film, The Gadfly. The Romance from the Gadfly for violin and orchestra is often performed as a standalone piece because it is so popular. BBC’s series, “Reilly Ace of Spies” famously had the Romance from the Gadfly as the soundtrack to the series.

I have recorded a violin/piano arrangement by Donald Fraser of Shostakovich’s Romance from the Gadfly. Here is a YouTube link to my recording if you would like to listen to it. Thanks for listening.