This Sonata is a cyclic piece for Bass Trombone and Piano with multi movements. It was written
in a neoclassical style. The first movement Tribute to Myrta Silva, has the classical sonata
structure (exposition, development, and recapitulation), the periodicity of themes, melodies and
textures, and some moderns musical language, moods and rhythms from the Afro Caribbean
music. Its introduction starts with a melody inspired in a theme by Dr. Emanuel Dufrasne-
González. This melody is developed and varied during the entire movement. The second
movement Tribute to Dagmar Rivera, has the danza puertorriqueñas structure or form
(introduction, first theme, second theme, trio and recapitulation of the first theme), rhythms and
styles. Its introduction starts with a same melody of the first movement that was inspired in a
theme by Dr. Emanuel Dufrasne-González. The third movement Tribute to Ruth Fernández and
Sylvia Rexach, has a structure or form similar to the structure of the danza puertorriqueña, but its
textures, rhythms and style are from the Latin Bolero and Cha cha chá. It featured some
developed variations from melodies of the first movement. The four movement Finale: Tribute
to Amanda Antonia Miguel, has a free style structure that was inspired in El me mintió a pop
song composed in the 1980s by Amanda Miguel (the Argentinean- Mexican singer). Years later,
the Chantelle Merengue Band recorded El me mintió by Amanda Miguel in the 1991 recording
album named Cada vez con más clase where it features the Cuban Guaguancó rhythms instead
the original pop styles. Finale: Tribute to Amanda Antonia Miguel, features two basic melodies
and some developed variations inspired in Amanda Miguel music combining some Guaguancós
textures from first movement of this sonata.
Movement 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daicscheM4E&t=11s
Movement 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO7mG96-Q5A