Shelley Hanson originally composed Islas y Montañas for orchestra. Tocata is the first movement and functions as a fanfare or introduction. It features the entire ensemble clapping rhythmic patterns based on the Cuban 3/2-clave rhythm. It's a great way to get the crowd ready for La Tumba de Alejandro Garcia Caturla, originally the fourth movement from Islas y Montañas. It is beautifully transcribed here for concert band. It is a musical rumination about Cuban composer Alejandro Garcia Caturla (1906-1940) who studied with Nadia Boulanger but was later assassinated while presiding as a judge. It opens with a haunting English horn cadenza (alternate cueing provided) followed byharmonic shifts, intense soli writing and driving rhythms that sweep through the ensemble.
| Arrangement | Big Band & Concert Band, Wind Ensemble |
| Format | Score |
| NumberOfPages | 23 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Boosey and Hawkes |
| Contributors | Hanson, Shelley(Composer) |
| ISMN | 9790051659814 |