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Iberia, Book 2

190622 min

This guide follows Albéniz’s Iberia, Book 2 (1906) in three parts: Rondeña (Allegretto) (sonata form), Almería (Allegretto moderato) (sonata form) and Triana (Allegretto con anima) (sonata form).

Recording: Benedetto Lupo (piano) (1995)

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  1. IRondeña () · Sonata form
  2. IIAlmería ( ) · Sonata form
  3. IIITriana ( ) · Sonata form
IRondeña ()Sonata form0:00–6:48

, in D major. Rondeña is built on a variant of the in which of 6/8 and 3/4 alternate, giving a rocking rhythm, with a touch of the melancholy petenera, a flamenco form. A short leads to the main dance (A), and the idea comes back twice like a signpost. The central section (B) is brilliant and copla-like (a sung form). Then come the , the and the .

  1. A
IIAlmería ( )Sonata form6:56–17:01
IIITriana ( )Sonata form17:18–22:05

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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