Suite Punta del Este

Suite Punta del Este is a tango nuevo work for orchestral strings and a bandoneón written by the Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla in 1982. Punta [del Este] is a Uruguayan seaside resort where the artist spent many summers and particularly enjoyed shark fishing.

Form

It is broken into 3 movements:

Instrumentation

Suite Punta Del Este is a scored for bandoneón, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and strings.

Legacy

It has been used as a signature theme for the 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys as well as a model for music in a scene in The Simpsons episode "Yokel Chords".