A Glance at Astor Piazzolla\u27s Histoire Du Tango: Lecture Recital

This project is a lecture recital including the performance of four musical works from different countries as well as a lecture Astor Piazzolla\u27s Histoire Du Tango. The four pieces performed in this recital were Eldin Burton\u27s Sonatina for flute and piano, the first movement of Astor Piazzolla\u27s Histoire Du Tango, Hirota\u27s Shikararete, and Bela Bartok\u27s Romanian Folk Dances for piccolo and piano. Before performing the Piazzolla, there was a lecture which included the teaching of the musical aspects of the tango within this piece, a short biography of Piazzolla, and a historical look at the four movements of this piece. For the recital there were also program notes included to further educate the audience on the four pieces performed