The second, more melancholy movement, inspired by laments sung during Holy Week, pairs the featured instrument with an English horn and is marked Adagio.
The third section begins in the F sharp minor key and introduces the theme of a musical conversation. The second, more melancholy movement, inspired by laments sung during Holy Week, pairs the featured instrument with an English horn and is marked Adagio. Its opening begins by alternating between a 6/8 signature and accompanying passages in 3/4 and was based on traditional folk dances such as the fandango. Often performed alongside its composer's later success, Fantasy for a Gentleman, this work for guitar and orchestra was adapted by Miles Davis in his Sketches of Spain. For 10 points, identify this 1940 composition named for the location of Philip II's spring resort, the masterpiece of Joaquin Rodrigo.
The third section begins in the F sharp minor key and introduces the theme of a musical conversation.
Concierto de Aranjuez