The joyful naivete of an outdoor evening coupled with the passionate lines preluding to his later works: Elgar’s Serenade for strings
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Conducting Smetana – The Moldau [analysis]
The beauty of the Czech landscape in Smetana’s musical fresco
Schumann Symphony n.1 “Spring” – 1st mov. [analysis]
A joyful and sparkly outburst of energy, mixed with dark moods and dynamic shifts, topped by an obsessive rhythmic figure: this is Schumann’s 1st symphony “Spring”.
Canción
Canción “Canción” literally means ‘song’. Of the “Siete canciones populares españolas” this is the only one that does...
Nana – Musical analysis, meaning, and lyrics
Nana - an Andalusian lullaby And then came Nana, one of the most beautiful lullabies ever written. Heard from the...
Jota
Jota A very popular dance from the north east of Spain, specifically from the province of Aragon, the Jota is one of...
Asturiana
Asturiana Both the text and the melody of Asturiana come from a folk songs of the Asturias, in the north of Spain....
Seguidilla murciana
Seguidilla murciana: origins Second song of the Siete canciones populares españolas, the seguidilla is an old dance...
El paño moruno
El paño moruno (The Moorish Cloth) This song originates from the Murcia, one of the 17 independent Autonomous...
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