Haakon Esplo

Angel (Anxo)

Have you ever met one without knowing it .... or perhaps you are one yourself? A slight breeze and unexplained incidents. Maybe they exist - or maybe not. Anyway, this music is inspired by some good, some sad and some rough angels who once was ...
ANXO means angel in Galician, a medieval language from the small region of Galicia in Spain. Some people think Portuguese is a dialect of this language, while others means quite the opposite. In this little corner of Europe facing the Atlantic Ocean, the language lives flourishing well despite the fact that Francisco Franco banned it under his dictatorship until 1975.

Performance
This music is well suited for working with articulation and musicality. It is varied and includes many technical and musical challenges, both in tutti and solo parts. Highlight contrasts both in dynamics and moods so that the different parts separates from each other. Do you have many percussionists, you will find tasks enough for everyone. Otherwise the drumset part covers the most important.