It's been a really long time since I recorded my last cover video. This does not mean that I will be publishing each week as I usually did, but it is another take into the whole idea of making this kind of content. Maybe a cover a month will be my thing. There's much to work until the decision is made.

Today, I bring you this Pasaje by Héctor Valero named "Río Caipe". The composer is a member of the musical group Raíces de Venezuela. This aggrupation is responsible for inspiring a whole generation of musicians in the country. They are also an academic reference to traditional Venezuelan music. They are an example of what happens when you get together regardless of geographic constrains. They did not live nearby each other and yet, they became successful musicians as a whole.

The piece makes reference to a riverbed that has run dry. If you look for the River Caipe nowadays, you will find out it does not exist. Pasajes a kind of composition that is quite similar to a waltz. The differences might be related to how the motif moves around the piece and also the tempo. Pasajes are like poems in Venezuelan music. It is a kind of composition that is very common in the plains. There is a plethora of them. The majority of these compositions are accompanied by lyrics. Some are sad and some are cheerful.

The mood of this particular piece is a sort of melancholy and reminiscence. It is said the composer wanted to capture something he recalled from his childhood playing in that river. If it is true, then the piece is a really amazing work of music.

I had play some of his other composition back when I was in college. Some of them are really hard. This is also hard. The harmony was driving me crazy. But it is nothing a lot of practice can solve. I hope you enjoy this cover!

• Video 📹: Redmi Note 13

• Thumbnail 🖼️: Canva.

• Editing 🎬: Capcut, Adobe Audition CS6.

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