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Popular Concert Piece based on “Bésame Mucho’ (melody of Consuelo Velazquez) – Quartet of FOUR SOLO CELLOS

Other Identification:
“Bésame Mucho” (Kiss Me So Much) is a famous bolero or romantic ballad written in about 1940 by the Mexican composer Consuelo Velázquez. It is considered one of the most important songs in Latin music, and certainly one of the most covered and sung Spanish-language songs in the world. Originally it was inspired by an aria by Spanish composer Enrique Granados (and, to be exact, it was the piano piece “Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor” from his 1911 Suite ‘Goyescas’); in the hands of Velazquez the song evokes a deep nostalgia, love, and the real fear of losing a loved one, often associated with the longing of couples separated during World War II.

Consuelo Velázquez, who probably wrote it at the age of just 15 or 16, confessed that she had not kissed anyone when she composed the song; however, one should take into account that she was raised in a strict environment where such acts were considered sinful!

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The song (and also instrumental versions of it) have been highly popular and enduring. By 1999, it was recognized as the most recorded and covered Spanish-language song of ALL TIME. It has been translated into more than 20 languages and has been covered by artists such as The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Luis Miguel, Trio Los Panchos, Andrea Bocelli and Dalida, Ray Coniff and a long etc.

Instrumentation:
QUARTET OF FOUR SOLO CELLOS

This music is prepared in 3 PDFs:
[1 – General Score
[2 – Cellos 1 – 2
[3 – Cellos 3 – 4

Approximate difficulty:
Medium (medium-to-difficulr)
David Johnstone has recreated the music to become a concert piece for FOUR CELLOS, and is certainly better with four soloists rather than doubling up the parts to serve a cello orchestra. This is a true chamber music work in that all parts weave in and out of each other (of course, the first cello rather more of the limelight), and no repeated parts are ever played the same. The verses almost form ‘variations’, and give a chance to concentrate on many techniques that are highly useful in orchestral/chamber playing in each of the four parts. This makes for an ideal work for established cello quartets and medium-to-advanced music college/conservatoire students!

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