Don Paramplín is a Colombian art song for voice and piano by Jaime León Ferro (1921–2015), setting poetry by Colombian poet Eduardo Carranza (1913–1985). The playful, dreamlike poem follows Don Paramplín as he tells a story to a child who does not want to sleep, creating an imaginative world of streams, violins, bees, flowers, stars, wind, and dreams.
León responds to the text with vivid changes of tempo, character, harmony, and piano texture, moving from rhythmic and animated passages to slower, atmospheric sections before returning to the opening material. A colorful example of Colombian art song, the work combines narrative expression, humor, fantasy, and sophisticated musical writing.
Don Paramplín is a Colombian art song for voice and piano by Jaime León Ferro (1921–2015), setting poetry by Colombian poet Eduardo Carranza (1913–1985). The playful, dreamlike poem follows Don Paramplín as he tells a story to a child who does not want to sleep, creating an imaginative world of streams, violins, bees, flowers, stars, wind, and dreams.
León responds to the text with vivid changes of tempo, character, harmony, and piano texture, moving from rhythmic and animated passages to slower, atmospheric sections before returning to the opening material. A colorful example of Colombian art song, the work combines narrative expression, humor, fantasy, and sophisticated musical writing.
