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Where to find Francisco’s music
Many of Francisco’s choral works are available in printed editions from Hal Leonard and music retailers. Here in the Store, you’ll find printable scores and instrumental tracks, plus a few gems available nowhere else. His earlier works were published by Boosey & Hawkes; for those titles, please contact tocamuspub@gmail.com. Coming soon: new choral editions from Walton Music, beginning with La Sopa de Isabel.
La Sopa De Isabel - Full Score/Instrumental Parts
La Sopa De Isabel - Full Score/Instrumental Parts
SA Chorus and Piano
Recommended for: All ages
Optional Instrumentation: Piano, lead guitar, acoustic bass, guira, tambora drum
One day while making soup for my son Sebastián, my mother created a song and dance about the soup* that my wife Elizabeth was cooking. I was so excited and inspired by the song that I added verses and finished it as an arrangement for chorus, using the rhythms of the Dominican Republic. The merengue is based on the Dominican drum, tambora, in a 4-beat pattern that emphasizes the last beat as a pick up to the first beat, and the güira, a metal scraper that dances around the drum. Two guitars are often used, one to keep a strumming pattern and the other to pick the interludes. La Sopa de Isabel can be done with piano and/or guitars, and should be strong, even and driving. (*The ingredients of the soup are a combination of Irish potato soup with Dominican flavors.)
Performance Time: 5 minutes
Available as a digital download. Once purchased, this score will be licensed and emailed within 48 hours.
Instrumental track for rehearsal and performance use.
Produced by Jim Papoulis