Commissioned by Ida Rubinstein, FTP, what is this piece named for a Spanish dance rhythm by Maurice Ravel?
Geirr Tveitt wrote a Norwegian version of this piece called "Hardanger Ale." It originated when Ferdinand Arbos gave the composer permission to orchestrate the tone poem Iberia, but the composer abandoned it. The leading melody begins in the flutes, and is taken up by the clarinet and bassoon. A shift in the theme from C-major to E-major begins the finale, after which the entire orchestra adopts the snare drums' ostinato accompanied by cymbals and trombone glissandi in the 18th recapitulation. Commissioned by Ida Rubinstein, FTP, what is this piece named for a Spanish dance rhythm by Maurice Ravel?
Geirr Tveitt wrote a Norwegian version of this piece called "Hardanger Ale.
Bolero