Instruments // Alto Flute - Piano

Length // 4:38
The piece start with an introduction in 11/8, wich is a "Riff" that get´s transformed throught the different inverted major chords. After this, the main theme comes, wich is in 6/8 combined with 3/4
(The tipical time signature of the argentinian folk music)
You can search more about this in the LESSONS section of this web.

An interesting texture that I explored in this song is the "unison" that the alto flute and the piano has to deal with, throught the whole piece.
So, let´s go and play really together my friends!

Instruments // Piccollo Flute - Piano

Length// 2:21

This piece is dedicated to Cesar Camargo Mariano, great Pianist and composer from Brasil. The basic idea of the song is the development of the first motive, that was builded by the Cesar C. Mariano way of playing. In the second part, I´s quoted a little part of "Curumí" (a song from C.C.M.) as a tribute to him.

It´s a fast song... and you have to try to keep the funny mood during the whole song, mixing the two styles (fast milonga & chorinho) enjoy it!

Instruments // Flute and Loop (efect) - Piano

Length // 3:18

As it´s title indicates, the character of the piece is quite "nervous." It is a tribute to my friend and composer (one of the most important references of the argentinian music) "Diego Schissi".
I recommend listening to the music of this incredible artist. Recommended Albums: "TREN" / "TONGOS"

Check it the LOOP EFECT at the moment 2:40 on the video.

Instruments // Flute - Piano

Length// 3:12

This piece needs knowledge of tango language, because of the articulations and the phrasings. It was composed together with Paulina Fain (Flutist) and was recorded in the audio material of the book THE FLUTE IN TANGO by Paulina Fain (Edited by Ricordi Germany in 2010)
See www.paulinafain.com.ar

Instruments // (1st. version) Flute - Piano // (2nd. version) Bandoneon - Piano - Contrabass

Length// 4:21

This piece was composed together with the bandoneonist Daniel Ruggiero. The song begin with a piano solo, then the principal motive it´s like a jazz ballad, and then comes the development of the theme with rhythmic variations in 11/8. At the end, the tango typical rhythmic phrases appear, as a coda.

Instruments // Flute - Piano

Length// 3:47

This piece has an inverse development: starting with very complex harmonies and dissonances, as long as the piece evolve, all is getting simplyer. Also the melody follow this structure, ending as a tipical Chamamé from the argentinean country side.

Instruments // Flauta - Piano

Length // 3:26

This milonga is one of the most famous in this genre. There are millions of versions, but with the duo FAIN MANTEGA we decided to start playing the piece "a la parrilla " (meaning improvising) In this way we played for a year, and before record our 2nd CD "Secretos en reunión" (2008) finally we set up the arrangement with the parts we most liked and we have this funny arrangement. This is very difficulty piece, but you will have much fan! Enjoy!

Instruments // (1st. version) Flute - Piano //
(2nd. version) Violin - Piano - Guitar - Percusion

Length// 5:46

This chamamé is one of my first compositions. Was composed for playing it with the Mantega Mielgo Condomi Trio, and was recorded two times, on the album:" A otro lugar" (MMC Trio) and in "Secretos en reunión" (Duo Fain Mantega)

Instruments // Flute - Piano

Length// 9:16

This arrangement was recorded in the CD "Secretos en reunión" (Duo Fain Mantega) and it is the transcription of the original arrangement of Piazzolla recorded in "Tango: Hora Zero" in 1986.

Instrumentos // Flute - Piano

Length// 3:38

This arrangement was recorded in the CD "Secretos en reunión" (Duo Fain Mantega). The main idea of this arrangement it was that the song started with only two voices. This concept comes again in the middle of the piece with an extensive development that includes a lot of dinamics games. From my point of view, to explore deeply in this aspect is wich will make this piece different from others.

Instruments // Flute - Piano

Length// 2:58

This piece will be recorded in the 3rd CD of the Dúo FAIN MANTEGA. The arrangement it´s a transcription of the version recorded in the CD "VIENA CONCERT" of Astor Piazzolla with his quintet Tango Nuevo.

Instruments // Piccollo and Flute (PEDAL VOCAL VE-20 by BOSS) - Piano
Length // 4:34
This theme was originally composed for Flute quartet and Piano (optional percussion) but in the course of testing that we were doing with different flutists friends, we ended up assembling a duet version with Paulina and this adaptation was so much fun. Listen to this version with all the indication for the pedal. Enjoy!

Instruments // Flute (Pedal VOCAL VE-20) - Piano

Length// 3:38

This arrangement is born of practical work we do with a group of popular music ensemble he headed in 2009. Following these trials, with the duo Fain Mantega we borrowed the transcription we made among all members of the "Ensamble de musica popular" and make our own version for Piano and Flute. In this arrangement we add the VE-20 VOCAL pedal by BOSS. Here we use loop and octave down on the flute.

Instruments // Flute 1 - Flute 2

Length // 2:55
There are 6 studies written by Astor Piazzolla for solo flute (or solo violin). The arrangement in each of the 6 study is essentially to write a second voice to the original score written by the teacher A. Piazzolla. The flute 2 has an high technical level, in the second part takes the principal theme by some measures, but more generally in accordance with the role of accompaniment, having to keep the tempo, so that the flute 1 is likely to phrase freely.
Have fun! :)

Instruments // Flute 1 - Flute 2

Length// 6:00 (aprox)

This arrangement is very "expressivo", yet I am sorry not having a version recorded by real musicians, but at least the Finale audio guides us to know the notes that are written in the arrangement. Both flutes have many places to "phrasing" and several "solis" where the most beautiful is the filling between the two flutes, like a "soli" of bandoneon or violin in a "típical tango orchestra".

Instrumentos // Flute 1 - Flute 2

Length// 3:27

This third study is very virtuous, as in the first study, here both flutes are playing "a lot. " Personally this is one of the studies that I like most. The arrangement begins with the second flute performing a walking like a contrabass, the typical walkings that uses Piazzolla in all his music, and then starts a series of counterpoints very
funny. This study is very attractive both the Flute 1 as the Flute 2.
Bad news: You have to study!

Instrumentos // Flute 1 - Flute 2

Length// 5:27

Like Study 2, this study also is one of the more "expressive. " It is also one of the most often played in the "universe flutist ". The second voice is raised more as a second line of support and counterpoint is not so much because the melody of the flute 1 is really beautiful, and I tried to try to prevent damage :-)
TIP: Fine tuned before to start, because the 2nd cuase some problems at the beginning .. ;-)

Instrumentos // Flute 1 - Flute 2

Length// 3:20 (aprox)

Another study very virtuous, and this arrangement also comes with "extended techniques" that unfortunately can not be heard in the audio of Finale, but you can imagine thinking of percussive effects that are made on the body of the flute (imitating the beating Astor gave his bandoneon), and all these "noises" so funny that like doing to my dear partner Paulina Fain.

Instrumentos // Flute 1- Flute 2 - Alto Flute - Bass Flute
Length // 3:29
Could be a great Milonga for musicians who want to play challenging music! :-)
It´s a funny piece, with high tehcnical level for the flutes 1 & 2. In the rhythmic section (Alto Flute and Bass Flute) the interesting thing is to keep the "swing of the milonga" while the Flutes 1 & 2 are playing the rhythmic sixteens. Alto Flute and Bass Flute Don´t follow the sixteens! keep the feelling of "laying back".. and enjoy!

Instrumentos // Flute 1- Flute 2 - Alto Flute - Bass Flute

Length// 3:21

The piece is in 3/4 and start with the melody on the Alto Flute. The "mood" of the piece is the tipical Jazz Waltz, slow and soul.. The difficulty of this piece is basic the ensemble and the tuning of each voice.

Instruments // Flute 1 - Flute 2 - Flute in G - Bass Flute - Piano
Length // 5:00 (approx)
This candombe has a version for piano and flute duet, which is currently being performed by the Duo Fain Mantega and will be part of the live DVD to be published in 2012.

Instrumentos // Flute 1- Flute 2 - Alto Flute - Bass Flute

Length// 1:40

The difficulty part of this piece is the "rhythmic part" because is written in 5/8. The are also many intervals of 4ths (beetwen flute 1 & 2) that you have to study!. But the piece is really funny and has a lot happyness.
As much faster you can play it, it will be more fun...

Instrumentos // Flute 1- Flute 2 - Alto Flute - Bass Flute

Length // x:xx

Those pieces are miniatures writen for the group "El Flauteto". At first, they were written for 4 voices (for flutes) but the idea was write the music independly of the instruments... I will try this kind of compositions in other instruments. I'll probably try these compositions with the new formation of The Cinematic Machine.. after I´ll tell you :)

Instrumentos // Flute 1- Flute 2 - Alto Flute - Bass Flute

Length // x:xx

Those pieces are miniatures writen for the group "El Flauteto". At first, they were written for 4 voices (for flutes) but the idea was write the music independly of the instruments... I will try this kind of compositions in other instruments. I'll probably try these compositions with the new formation of The Cinematic Machine.. after I´ll tell you :)

Instrumentos // Flute 1- Flute 2 - Alto Flute - Bass Flute
Length // x:xx

Those pieces are miniatures writen for the group "El Flauteto". At first, they were written for 4 voices (for flutes) but the idea was write the music independly of the instruments... I will try this kind of compositions in other instruments. I'll probably try these compositions with the new formation of The Cinematic Machine.. after I´ll tell you :)

Instrumentos // Flute 1- Flute 2 - Alto Flute - Bass Flute

Length // x:xx

Variations of the original theme of Pedro Rossi called SAKURA. I really like his way of compose, and in this piece I wanted to mix the Sakura theme, with anothers nice things really related with his music. Please check his web site: www.pedrorossi.com.ar

The audio of the recording is only the rehearsal of the Argentinian Flute Quartet called "El Flauteto". Also you can see the myspace (www.myspace.com/elflauteto)

Length // 4:26
The interesting part of this suite are the different textures in the whole piece. In the first part "Besos" (kisses) the cello start presenting the main motive of the song, and then the clarinet the second part of that idea. Later, a conversation beetwen woodwings and strings will follow.
The piano is in the background the most of the piece.
Some changes of time signature are a bit difficult, but it has to be easy going... listen the audio example to see that these changes shoudn´t be noticed by the listener as something abrupt.

Length // 4:05

The second part of this suite "Abrazos" (huge) is one of the most cinematographic compositions, may be this impression is made by the main melody, wich has long values in it´s motive and has a crescendo trought the whole piece.
The final part it is a bit difficult for the ensemble of Clarinet and Flute, because of some intervals of 4ths and 5ths between them...

Length // 3:35

As the title said "Mordiscones" (nibbles) it is the wildest part of the suite. For playing the accents and the articulations in the correct way, you will need to know about tango language.
The difficulty of this song are all the notes that Clarinet and Flute has for playing... so, if you want to play it... go and practice! :-)

Length // 3:42
This piece was dedicated to my cousin called LUANA that at this moment she was 20 days old. And also was inspired in the Egberto Gismonti´s music, because he is one of my strong references. The piece has a little motive, is in lydian mode the most of the piece, and after the presentation of the principal motive it has a funny "canon" beetwen clarinet and cello, with the percusion playing the triangle. After, the clarinet has improvisation part in Lydian modes.
If you know the music of Egberto Gismonti, this song will remaind you that music...

Length // 5:45

This pieces was the first composition for this instrumentation... (you can listen the first phrase of the clarinet, and you can notice that I didn´t work before with a clarinet player :-)
It was composed for "study a way of development a theme", toghether with my composition teacher Laura Baade, and after this work I started the project of "The Cinematic Machine". The next compositions were with the same idea of development.

Length // 2:26

It´s a very rhythmic piece. You have two teams of homorhythmicals melodys, one is clarinet + cello playing during the most of the song in a major second of distance. he another team is piano + percusion (in this case "drum set") and the idea for the drum player was that he improvise over the piano score.
Look that when the drum set it´s making "rhythm", he is playing the reeggaetón rhythm, and the result it´s very funny.

Length // 4:07

The "intesity" of the song is related with the "Rock mood", because of that the mix in the genre. The foolk part we can recognize because of the pattern of the drums, that is in 6/8. Again in this song we have two teams, in this case the clarinet and cello have the melody, and the "base" (piano + bass + drums) should be "lock" in the groove. Also, at the end of the piece the "base" team has a rallentando very long, and the piano is the conductor of this rallentando because of his short rhythmic division. The "Solos" zone could be largest that the example in the recording (listen minute 2:00 aprox.)

Length // 4:14

It´s a song composed long time ago, and then reorchestated for the group of "The cinematic machine". Dedicated and composed in the house of my grandfathers in Del Viso (Gran Buenos Aires - Argentina) called "the city of the birds".

It´s really important to take care of the change of tempo in the second part, when the song is going to the "coda"... This part needs a lot of rehearsal... enjoy! :-)

Length // 3:36
Part of the integral piece ESTACION TANGO , composed with Paulina Fain for a dance company in Switzerland.
Atresillao is a traditional Tango,you must be known the style to interpret this piece. The writing itself has some technical difficulty, but it is a work really accessible for assembled in a group. This work was not recorded yet, just a recording a live in Switzerland in April 2007.

Length // 2:30

It´s a very climate song, this piece is more related to the film music genre that Tango. Has some difficulty in the part of the Piano solo, then it is important for piano leads the nuances and tempo of the whole group. This work was not recorded yet, just a recording a live in Switzerland in April 2007.

Length// 3:36

This work was composed in the summer of 2007 for "Estacon Tango" . And is dedicated to my friend Ludmila Fernández and her husband Sebastian. This work was not recorded yet, just a recording a live in Switzerland in April 2007.

Length// 3:52

Is a tribute to the "La Yumba" of Osvaldo Pugliese. The surprises c uts, and the context hexatonal in general in this case is at the request of director of the show that needed to create a chaotic dance. This work was not recorded yet, just a recording a live in Switzerland in April 2007.

Length// 2:29

This is a work composed in the style of "fuga" to Astor Piazzolla composed for the quintet .. The issue is alternating between piano, bandoneon and then between flute and bandoneon until go in to part B, where the main theme is played in unison for them . This work was not recorded yet, just a recording a live in Switzerland in April 2007.

Length // 4.00

There by 2004 when I recorded my first album "Tango Contemporary" with the group "Quasimodo" wrote the tango would be one of my first compositions in this genre. 

Duración // 10:00
This piece was written in the style of popular music, that is, chord and melody scored for Piano + 4 voices. The idea is to play this piece with 4 similar voices as: Quartet for Flute quartet, String Orchestra, Wind quartet, etc. The piano part is quite liberated, like a piano accompanist, and in several places you canimprovise!

Instrumentos // Flute - Oboe - Clarinet - Bass Clarinet - Violin 1&2 - Cello - Bass - Guitar 7 strings - Drums - Piano

Duración // 4:05
It is a piece written for the group CINEMATIC MACHINE, it´s a little chamber orchestra. The development of this song are the changes of the orchestral timbre of the same "melodic idea" that is repeated several times and is being developed in diferents orchestral situations. The rhythmic complexity is given by the strange times in this work: 11/8 and 10/8. Good luck!

Instrumentos // Flute - Oboe - Clarinet - Bass Clarinet - Violin 1&2 - Cello - Bass - Guitar 7 strings - Drums - Piano

Duración // 4:05

This second part of the work integral (AMIGOS Part 1 and Part 2) begins with a solo clarinet, after that the oboe comes, then the bass clarinet, then violin and flute, and so on to a solo Cello and Piano where they begins to develop this theme in adagio movement in black notes.. Toward the end it adds up instruments based on this very special group (Drums, Bass and Guitar 7 String) and leads to a very jazzy clarinet solo over a groove in 3/4 very particular.

Instrumentos // Flute - Oboe - Clarinet - Bass Clarinet - Violin 1&2 - Cello - Bass - Guitar 7 strings - Drums - Piano

Duración // 4:05

The piece begins with an chamber music introduction, only instrumentinos plus accompanying piano and improvises on the melody that are shared between Oboe, Flute and Violin. Then comes the rhythm section when entering Drums, Bass, Guitar and Piano, and development of the songs takes a completely different way until the "solo clarinet", but also can be shared (the solo) with another instrumentinos (if they improvise) .. have fun!

Audio // CD "Música para pantallas vacias" / LA MAQUINA CINEMATICA / 2010

Audio // CD "Música para pantallas vacias" / LA MAQUINA CINEMATICA / 2010

Audio // CD "+Tango" / DUO FAIN MANTEGA / 2006

Audio // CD "Secretos en reunión" / DUO FAIN MANTEGA / 2008

Audio 1 // CD "Secretos en reunión" / DUO FAIN MANTEGA / 2008

Audio 2 // Disco "A otro lugar" / TRIO MANTEGA MIELGO CONDOMÍ / 2005

Audio // CD "A otro lugar" / TRIO MANTEGA MIELGO CONDOMÍ / 2005

Length // 5:00

Recording // CD "+TANGO" / Duo Fain Mantega
This arrangement was made for the first album in 2006 of the Duo Fain Mantega. Liliana Herrero participated in the recording singing this song as a special guest. The brazilian musician Egberto Gismonti has sent a letter making special mention of this version of the classic waltz.

Length // 3:07

Recording // CD "Secretos en reunión" / Duo Fain Mantega

This is one of the compositions of Juan Quintero that we most like (Paulina and me), and because of that we invite to Juan Quintero to join our second album "Secrets in a meeting" as a special guest .
In relation to other versions that have recorded Juan Quintero, this is one of the most introspective, approaching the Luna Monti version on the album "El matecito de las 7 "

Instruments // Piano - Flute Quartet (EL FLAUTETO) - Guitar (PEDRO ROSSI) - Vox
Length // 5:40
The arrangement was made based on a guitar and voice version of German Gomez brought to one rehearsal.
It begins as was the original arrangement for guitar and voice, and the 3rd "PART A" of the song, is where appears the flute quartet and the piano. The audio we have is a pre-mix. The CD will be edited between 2011 and 2012.

Instruments // Piano - Flute Quartet (EL FLAUTETO) - Guitar (PEDRO ROSSI) - Vox

Length // 5:40

This song is an arrangement based on the version of VOZ E VENTO in the CD "CEREBRO MAGNETICO" (Brain Magnetic) by Hermeto Pascoal. The purpose of the arrangement was transferred to Milonga / Candombe. The audio is just a pre-mix of what will be the next CD of German Gomez.

Instruments // Piano - Flute Quartet (EL FLAUTETO) - Guitar (PEDRO ROSSI) - Vox - Cello

Length // 3:07

Starts playing the piano chords in black notes (at the request of the singer) and continuously throughout the arrangement in this form of accompaniment. When the singer starts, appears Cello, and the second "A" theme just the four flutes apears.
It was very interesting to make this arrangement, taking into account the request of the singer on the piano black notes, as an ostinato.

Instruments // Piano - Guitar (Pedro Rossi) - Vox
Length // 3:56
Lucio Mantel´s theme is originally in 3 / 4, but we decided to take a version more humorous and intimate, with vocal percussion and guitar playing going on in the manner of a "tambor chico " of the Candomble. It is quite improvise version also because both musicians, (Rossi and Gomez) has influences of jazz, Uruguayan music and improvisation.