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389: 275: 817: 43: 164: 262:—a sung verse following a specific form. Clark states that it is written in typical AlbĂ©niz form as it is "presented monophonically but doubled at the fifteenth for more fullness of sound." The music alters between a solo and accompaniment that is typical of flamenco. The short middle section of the piece is written in the style of a 280: 279: 276: 281: 233:
traditions (although the drama of the music is congruent with the landscape of the region of Asturias). The origin of the presumably misattributed name was that in fact Albéniz did compose a piano work actually called (by himself) 'Asturias', which made part of a set of pieces of folk music from all
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Albéniz's biographer, Walter Aaron Clark, describes the piece as "pure Andalusian flamenco". In the main theme the piano mimics the guitar technique of alternating the thumb and fingers of the right hand, playing a
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Though originally written to imitate guitar playing, the piece cannot be transcribed note for note for guitar. The original version makes uses of the piano keyboard's wider range compared to the
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over Spain for the then Queen of Spain, but this piece is lost, and maybe its name was passed on the now so called one.
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open string with the index finger and a melody with the thumb. The theme itself suggests the rhythm of the
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Some performers see the piece as a challenge to play as fast as possible, though the composer specified
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who put it in its most recognizable key, E minor. According to the guitarist and guitar scholar
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of the guitar, and the key of G minor is not suitable for the guitar—for example, in the
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The piece, which lasts around six minutes in performance, was originally written for the
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About... ALBÉNIZ'S LEYENDA (Preludio-Asturias),
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by its composer, is a musical work by the Spanish composer and pianist
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which is typical of bulerĂ­as. The second section is reminiscent of a
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Arrangement for castanets, bass and guitar, performed in 2001 by
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Many have attributed the first transcription for guitar to
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The opening is shown here in piano score. The repeated
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was given to it posthumously by the German publisher
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