Short Description of SongA guitar solo in the form of a Brazilian Choro in the Bossa Nova style.
Long Description of SongChoro, which means "cry" in Portuguese, is a Brazilian popular music style with origins in 19th century Rio De Janeiro. The typical form is AABBC where C is in a contrasting key, or AABBCA. This one is AABBA. This style gave way to the Bossa Nova aroun
Story Behind the SongThis wonderful piece of music was given to me around 25 years ago by Tom Runyan a few months after I began my first formal music lessons with him. I learned it very quickly, and have kept it in of my memory, and close to my heart, ever since. The piece