{"id":43571,"date":"2021-03-16T22:58:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarcorner.com\/?p=43571"},"modified":"2022-04-06T20:36:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T00:36:14","slug":"asturias-leyenda-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarcorner.com\/asturias-leyenda-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Asturias (Leyenda) Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>In this Asturias (Leyenda) workshop we&#8217;ll take a deep dive into this wonderful piece of music by Spanish composer Isaac Alb\u00e9niz.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Asturias (Leyenda) Workshop<\/h2>\r\n<p>Where is Asturias? Why does this piece have more than one title? How on earth is one of the most popular guitar pieces not even written for the guitar?!\u00a0Join me on a fun exploration of all these questions and a deep dive into how to play and listen to this classic. (The workshop took place live and starts at approximately 9:08.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n      <div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"video-container\">\n          <iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GuJaNOmqzfY?rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=light\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \r\n<h3>Not Asturias?\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p>This piece is one of the most recognizable pieces of music on classical guitar. However, it is not a composition for the guitar. Alb\u00e9niz originally wrote it for the piano. In fact, its original title was not Asturias (or Leyenda), but &#8220;Prelude.&#8221; This particular prelude is included in Alb\u00e9niz&#8217;s <em>Chants d&#8217;Espagne\u00a0<\/em>(Songs of Spain). Later a publisher collected several different pieces into &#8220;Suite Espa\u00f1ola&#8221; giving the piece its now legendary title.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h3>Flamenco<\/h3>\r\n<p>Asturias (Leyenda) borrows a lot from the world of flamenco music. Inspired by his teacher Felipe Pedrell, Alb\u00e9niz began to compose music that was distinctly Spanish. This was one of the first of his nationalistic pieces of music. For example, we can notice the stomps of dancers&#8217; feet in the big accented chords or the &#8220;cante jondo&#8221; style of flamenco singing in the melody line.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Asturias on Classical Guitar\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p>Unlike so many other pieces written for other instruments, arguably Asturias sounds better on the guitar. The most popular arrangement of the piece is that of Andr\u00e9s Segovia. There are some interesting changes that Segovia made. For instance, the triplets in the accompaniment add drive to the music, but they were not in the original piano score.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Learn more about Isaac Alb\u00e9niz\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you would like to read more about the composer, Issac Alb\u00e9niz, you can read Dave Belcher&#8217;s excellent article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarcorner.com\/isaac-albeniz-a-portrait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issac Alb\u00e9niz : A Portait.<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Asturias (Leyenda) workshop we&#8217;ll take a deep dive into this wonderful piece of music by Spanish composer Isaac Alb\u00e9niz.\u00a0 Asturias (Leyenda) Workshop Where is Asturias? 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