Cerro Rico - the mountain that eats men
Peter Habraken
| Product ID | SON00001007 |
| Composer | Peter Habraken |
| Duration | 06:45 min |
| Genre | Classical, Concert piece |
| Instrumentation | Concert band |
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Cerro Rico - the mountain that eats men
| SKU | SON00001007 |
| Composer | Peter Habraken |
| Arranger | |
| Genre | Classical Concert piece |
| Instrumentation | Concert band |
| Free description | Concert work for concert band about the mountain that eats men: Cerro Rico, the richest silver mine in the world. |
| Grade | 4 |
| Duration | 06:45 min |
| Year | 2019 |
Program Notes
Concert work for concert band about the mountain that eats men: Cerro Rico, the richest silver mine in the world.
The sun rises over the Bolivian Andes. Here lies the highest city in the world: Potosí, in the shadow of the Cerro Rico, literally ‘rich mountain’, discovered by chance around 1544 by the Spanish.
This mountain turned out to be the richest silver mine in the world. The Spanish Kingdom was financed for centuries from its proceeds.
It is estimated that the mine has claimed some 8 million lives over the centuries. Eduardo Galeano, writer:
“You could build a silver bridge from Potosí to Madrid from what was mined here – and one back with the bones of those that died taking it out.”