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Ginastera, Alberto : 12 Preludios americanos "Vidala" Op.12-4

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Music ID : 33478
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:prelude
Total Playing Time:1 min 00 sec
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Author : Mitsuko, Kawabata

Last Updated: January 21, 2024
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

The vidala is a melancholic folk song representative of northwestern Argentina, sung to the rhythm of drums such as the caja and bombo. Conventionally, the drums are played on the first and third beats, and the melody is often sung in two voices, maintaining an interval of a third. As if imitating this performance practice, in Ginastera's version of the vidala, the low notes in the left hand are played in octaves on the first and third beats, and the melody in the right hand emphasizes intervals of a third. Furthermore, the mournful atmosphere of the vidala is conveyed through the chromatic descent, reminiscent of a lament bass, seen in the left hand during the latter half.

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