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composers. Albéniz
was profoundly affected by Spanish music and his excellent cycle
"Iberia" is a wonderful collection
of piano
pieces including popular Spanish elements. Granados,
who dedicated most of his writing to the piano, engaged Spain in his music,
yet was more influenced by Spanish visual arts. Manuel
de Falla,
however, wrote symphonic
music ("Nights in the Gardens of Spain",
"The Three-Cornered Hat" and more)
often combining symphonic writing with popular Spanish elements.,
as a Neo-Classic composer (that is, one who
writes in classic forms), incorporated Spanish music into his "Concierto
de Aranjuez" for guitar and orchestra, thus giving the Spanish
guitar
a dignified place in prestigious concert halls.
Ravel,
Debussy
and Bizet,
Russian
Rimsky-Korsakov,
Austrian
Hugo Wolf
and others; all of whom were charmed by Spanish folklore and composed
music in the spirit of Spain. They became cultural
ambassadors of Spanish culture, though their music did not always match
the true Spaniard folk music.Dances originated in this country: Sarabande - a slow Spanish dance in a triple metre and a simple binary structure, with a slight emphasis on the second beat. Also in the classical suite, before the concluding gigue. A famous sarabande is the one by Bach, in his orchestral flute suite. Fandango - an exciting Spanish dance, 3/4 metre. Chaconne
- A slow Spanish dance in 3/4. Theme is in
the bass, played over and over (ostinato), and above it grows the melody.
Introduced into the suite in the 17th century. A famous piece in this genre
is J.S. Bach's chaconne from the D minor violin suite.Passacaglia
- similar to the chaconne
- continuous set of variations based on a
repeating bass line.  Spain on the WWW
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