Program notes
El Amolador was written in 1992 for Venezuelan flutist Luis Julio Toro. This work portrays the street cries of “the Knife Grinder”, a Spanish tradition still alive in Venezuela today. Also known to many other Latin-American countries, “the Knife Grinder” is a street vendor whose job, as the title suggests, is to sharpen dull knives.
The vendor usually roams the streets calling out “amolador” and uses a harmonic flute to announce his services. The work is in two parts: part A resembles the call, and part B evokes the sound of the blades on the grindstone.
Recordings
Luvina
Instrumentation, duration & purchase
El Amolador — 1992 (flute solo) · ca. 6:00 · one movement
Luvina — 1992 (bass flute & reverb) · ca. 5:35 · one movement
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