El Gato Montes - Penella

El Gato Monts (The Wild Cat) - Manuel Penella

In a famous moment from Manuel Penella's 1916 opera El Gato Monts ("The Wildcat"), a matador sings exuberantly to his beloved young gypsy woman that he will fight the bulls for her. In this marvelous adaptation, Shelley Hanson combines the march melody from this scene along with another melody from the opera in creating a well-balanced and appealing work for the concert stage.

El Gato Salvaje (Paso Doble) - Robert E. Foster

This new original paso doble was commissioned by the Richmond Hill Middle School Band, Richmond Hill, Georgia. It provides an opportunity for young bands to perform this popular traditional classic Spanish march style. (Paso Doble literally means two-step.) This is the music of the bull fight, and of the civic celebrations in the Spanish community, and is one of the classic types of marches that bands and their audiences have enjoyed for many generations. While this work is in the style of the great professional bands of Spain, it is readily playable by young bands.

El Golpe Fatal - Dirk Brossé

With the sound of trumpets and a long drum roll Dirk Bross takes you to the splendour of the opening ceremony of a bullfight! The rhythm and the use of South American percussion instruments convey a festive atmosphere whilst broad lines and bright colours describe the solemn nature of this event. The imaginary bull is received with great acclaim with the full band playing. Two contrasting themes represent the heroic matador and the condemned bull. The audience cheers as the bull collapses and strong final chords round off the triumph of the matador. The final quiet notes give a feeling of melancholy reflecting the sad end of this story.

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El Ingenioso Hidalgo - Ferrer Ferran

El Ingenioso Hidalgo closes Ferrer Ferran's trilogy of compositionswith the theme of Don Quixote. This highly melodic and rhythmicgrand symphony reflects three episodes from the book Don Quixote.It tells a tale of chivalry, romance, madness and adventure, and willadd a touch of classic Spanish adventure to any concert.

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El Jebel Temple - Cline

El Jinete

A huapango popularized by Miguel Aceves Mejia (El Rey del Falsete), this song is written with syncopated rhythms in the armonia section and provides harmonies characteristic of this style of music. Hal Leonard Mariachi Series Each arrangement includes a professionally recorded demonstration CD Scored for Violins, Trumpets, Armonia, Guitarron and Vocal Instrumentation options for Flutes, Guitar and Bass

El mambo de la Big Big Big - Victor Hugo Berrocal

El Mapache - Leroy Osmon

El Mapache by Leroy Osmon is from a set of Three Marches for Stan Mauldin. Scored for concert band.

El Marinero - Mike Hannickel