today’s birthday: Federico García Lorca (1898)

Federico García Lorca (1898)

García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist, and member of the Generation of ’27, an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles in the 1920s. His most famous works include the book Gypsy Ballads and his poem, “Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter.” The poetry, passion, and violence of his works, which combine Spanish folklore with his personal experience, and his own tragic and bloody death brought him enduring international acclaim. How did he die? More… Discuss

Fernando Sor – Variation sur un theme de Mozart – Andrés Segovia: unique music al moments

Fernando Sor – Variation sur un theme de Mozart – Andrés Segovia

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Make Music Part of Your Life Series: Claudio Arrau plays Debussy Estampes, no.2, “La soirée dans Grenade”

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaEstampes (Prints), L.100, is a composition for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was finished in 1903.

Estampes contains three movements:

1. Pagodes (Pagodas) – approx. 6 minutes.
2. La soirée dans Grenade (The Evening in Granada) – approx. 5½ minutes.
3. Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain) – approx. 3½ minutes.^[1]

II. La soirée dans Grenade

La soirée dans Grenade uses the Arabic scale and mimics guitar strumming to evoke images of Granada, Spain. At the time of its writing, Debussy’s only personal experience with the country was a few hours spent in San Sebastián.^[2] Despite this, the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla said of Soirée, “There is not even one measure of this music borrowed from the Spanish folklore, and yet the entire composition in its most minute details, conveys admirably Spain“.^[3]

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