----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 10:10 PM Subject: [scots-l] ocarinas etc
The Spanish composer Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916) wrote his ten Danzas espa�olas for piano (subsequently reset for guitar and orchestra and dance number 6 is quite close to the Irish/Scottish piece. The dance is said to be a "rondalla Aragonesa which describes the scene of guitars being strummed in the streets and is in the rhythm of the jota, a dance from Aragon and Valencia". --------------------- I confess I'm not really into Granados et al but, as Aragonese, I would just mention than the popular/standard rondalla (a band) consist not only of guitars but also of bandurria, laud and other instruments of the cittern family (though other instruments were used too) Regarding the jota, a lot has been written about both the dance and the tune, it is played in most of Spain, though nowadays is strongly associated with Aragon, and it is normally written (with exceptions) in 3/8 If somebody is interested on the topic I could have a look at a couple of books and develop a bit more. Salud, Manuel Waldesco Brechin, Scotland Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
