“Opus Español” is a bright and sunny new single from composer/pianist Matt Johnson. Guitars, trumpet, piano, strings, bass and percussion make up the spirited ensemble that takes us on a 3-minute tour of Spain (and makes us long for more!). The rhythmic castanets evoke images of impassioned Flamenco dancers, and the trumpet makes me think of a bullfight (although I’d never go to watch one!). Very Spanish, very colorful and very fun, this piece is different from much of Matt Johnson’s music, although the variety of his musical styles seems to know no bounds.

The copyright for the sheet music for “Opus Español” is dated 1981. It can be played as a piano solo (in D minor and 9 pages) and there is also a 3 1/2 page lead sheet with the melody and chord charts, also in D minor.

Matt Johnson very generously offers all of his recordings and sheet music as free downloads from www.MattJohnsonMusic.com. The single is available for download and/or streaming from Amazon, iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify and Pandora. Olé!