Sc(herz)o infinito

Prize winner at the Winfried Böhler Kulturstiftung-Netzwerk Neue Musik Baden-Württemberg e.V. “ad libitum” composition competition in Germany.

Sc(herz)o infinito is a collection of 70 pedagogical music pieces composed by Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete inspired by the children’s games depicted in Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s painting Children’s Games (1560).

Conceived as an infinite and impossible counterpoint for 265 children that include solos, duos, up to 11 performers. Each number translates a game into sound, movement, voice, or physical action, creating a playful and performative approach to music-making.

What is

Sc(herz)o infinito?

The cycle consists of 70 short standalone performative pieces, ranging from 30 seconds to 8 minutes, each based on a specific game from Brueghel’s painting.

The pieces explore:

• singing and rhythm

• play integrated in music

• movement and simple choreography

• exploration of percussion and wind instruments

• initiation to chamber music

• use of electronic sounds and gadgets

• improvisation

• playful rules and collective imagination

Originally conceived for workshops with children, the works are designed to be accessible, adaptable, and open, suitable for young performers, educators and institutions.

For music teachers

and educators

The pieces of Sc(herz)o infinito are particularly suited to educational contexts and usable across different ages and group sizes.

Music teachers and educators may select individual numbers or combine several into custom learning paths.

N°13 Mr. Bubbles from Sc(herz)o infinito
Detail from Pieter Bruegel the Elder Children's Games (1560)

N°57 The Ambassadors from Sc(herz)o infinito
Detail from Pieter Bruegel the Elder Children's Games (1560)

• 1 Dolls (duo)

• 2 The mass (solo)

• 3 The water gun (solo)

• 4 Masks (duo)

• 5 El columpio (duo)

• 6 Pomme en paume (solo)

• 7 El recreo (trio)

• 8 Fence (trio)

• 9 Mariage mariage (undecet)

• 10 Running the gauntlet (undecet)

• 11 The blind (septet)

• 12 Palomita, palomitita (solo)

• 13 Mr. Bubbles (solo)

• 14 Shell bobbin (solo)

• 15 Pirinola-Pômrô (solo)

• 16 Matatena (duo)

• 17 Bautizo (quartet)

• 18 Piedra, papel o tijera (duo)

• 19 OK la boum (duo)

• 20 Caballitos (sextet)

• 21 Bronco (sextet)

• 22 La sillita de la reina (trio)

• 23 Hobby-horse ceremony (trio)

• 24 Sven och Svenja (duo)

• 25 The whisperer (solo)

• 26 The Barrel (duo)

• 27 Hat game (nonet)

• 28 Ezkila (7 voices)

• 29 Diálogo con Globito (solo)

• 30 burro bala (quintet)

• 31 Tiendita (solo)

• 32 Mumble harp (duo)

• 33 Piojito (sextet)

• 34 Young Buñuel (solo)

• 35 Catch the chime (septet)

• 36 Marbles (septet)

• 37 Tiptoe on the wall (trio)

• 38 Procession (quartet)

• 39 No, thank you (duo)

• 40 High Land High (octet)

• 41 Camachito (duo)

• 42 Villancico (septet)

• 43 Bonfire (septet)

• 44 Broom riding (quintet)

• 45 Los pollitos locos (duo)

• 46 Pushing the wall (quartet)

• 47 Gœt lost (solo)

• 48 Patitos ciegos (quintet)

• 49 La cola del diablo (sextet)

• 50 Wrestling (trio)

• 51 Chair game (sextet)

• 52 The ladder (solo)

• 53 Gone Bowlin’ (quartet)

• 54 Duel of boomwhackers (duo)

• 55 Pétanque Tibétaine (trio)

• 56 Panurge et Pantagruel (duo)

• 57 The Ambassadors (duo)

• 58 Equilibrium (solo)

• 59 Tableau(x) Vivant(s) (decet)

• 60a Trompos (quintet)

• 61 Basket case (solo)

• 62 papalotl (solo)

• 63 Bouncing castle (nonet)

• 64 Emanuel Emanuel Leonor (trio)

• 65 Faldones (trio)

• 66 Sebastian (solo)

• 67 Take a swim (quartet)

• 68 I have the high ground (trio)

• 69 Coil tournament (duo)

• 70 Where are you ? (solo)

The Painting as a Map

Each piece in Sc(herz)o infinito corresponds to a specific game represented in Children’s Games. The painting functions as a map: every number occupies a place within this visual and conceptual landscape.

Structure of the Cycle

• 70 independent pieces
• Each piece = one game from the painting
• Pieces can be performed:
individually
in small groups
as a larger collective tableau

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Children's Games (1560)

The Complete Cycle

The complete edition of Sc(herz)o infinito brings together all 70 pieces, offering a full overview of the cycle and its internal logic.

It is intended for educators and institutions who wish to explore the project in depth or build long‑term pedagogical and performative trajectories.

Individual Numbers

Each number of sc(herz)o infinito is published as a standalone score, fully performable on its own while remaining connected to the larger cycle.

N°35 Catch the chime from Sc(herz)o infinito
Detail from Pieter Bruegel the Elder Children's Games (1560)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Children's Games (1560)

Building a new network

Pômrô Editions & Publications has the objective to build a network with music educators and performers to collect all the recordings and performances of Sc(herz)o infinito in order to a create an interactive platform:

A universal and infinite counterpoint of games and music performed by children all over the world.

N°49 La cola del diablo from Sc(herz)o infinito
Detail from Pieter Bruegel the Elder Children's Games (1560)

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