Vals Mexicanos - Sonador (Dreamer) by Eduardo Diaz (Piano)

The waltz originated in Germany and became the rage of European dance music. It was the lively and exuberant Viennese waltzes of the Strauss Family that reigned supreme in Europe. The waltz was introduced by the Europeans to Latin America, where it absorbed the rhythms and melodic influences of Latin American indigenous music. The Latin American waltz took on a slower and more sentimental tempo, more akin to the English waltz rather than the Viennese style.

Mexican Music was influenced heavily by Spain. Spanish musical elements were often mixed with indigenious folk rhythms. However, the mexican waltz was the result of Viennese influence. Towards the later part of the nineteenth century, there was a craze for the Viennese waltz, and to meet this new-found demand, a number of composers started to churn out Viennese waltzes. Most of these composers and their waltzes have been forgotten, with the notable exception of one: Juventino Rosas and his waltz "Sobre las Olas" (or "Over the Waves").

I do not anything about the composer, Eduardo Diaz, who composed Sonador (Dreamer), but this waltz is considered one of the immortal mexican waltzes, albeit little known outside of Mexico. This waltz is different from the Viennese style Mexican waltzes. It is a slow waltz, akin to the English waltzes, comprising a main waltz and a lilting Trio section.

[americabermudez]

Wonderful treasures of music. I love to listen to these very musical pieces. Thanks for your wide selection of piano music.

[pedromartinezdelpaso]

Hello, and thank you for sharing. I wrote an arrangement of this piece for string orchestra while in music school, but cannot find the original, could you please share your sheet music? I want to arrange it for a chamber orchestra.
Thank you in advance.

[sethwaldman]

Where can I get the sheet music for Vals Sonador? This is beautiful. Thanks