Symphony No. 3 La Salsa III. Danzas

Roberto Sierra writes:

“As the title of my work implies ('La Salsa'), this symphony is about the music of the Spanish speaking Caribbean: Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba. In the true spirit of salsa music (salsa means ”sauce” in English), I mix diverse types of older and newer rhythms from the music I remember growing up in Puerto Rico. The second and third movements (Habanera and Danzas) evoke older music. The habanera is the rhythm that during the XIX century traveled from the coasts of Havana to Europe, and the danza is the main music form used in Puerto Rico during the same period.”