Austurias (Leyenda), named simply Leyenda by its composer,
is a musical work by the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz.
The opening is shown here in piano score.
The repeated D is an example of the use of a pedal note The piece,
which lasts around six minutes in performance,
[1] was originally written for the piano and set in the key of G minor.
It was first published in Barcelona, by Juan Bta. Pujol & Co., in 1892
as the prelude of a three-movement set entitled Chants d'Espagne.
The name Asturias (Leyenda) was given to it posthumously by the German publisher Hofmeister,
who included it in the 1911 "complete version" of the Suite española,
although Albéniz never intended the piece for this suite.
Despite the new name, this music is not considered suggestive of the folk music
of the northern Spanish region of Asturias,
but rather of Andalusian flamenco traditions.
[2] Leyenda, Hofmeister's subtitle, means legend.
The piece is noted for the delicate, intricate melody of its middle section
and abrupt dynamic changes.
Albéniz's biographer, Walter Aaron Clark, describes the piece as
"pure Andalusian flamenco".
Many have attributed the first transcription for guitar to Francisco Tárrega
who put it in its most recognizable key, E minor.
According to the guitarist and guitar scholar Stanley Yates,
the first guitar transcription of the piece was probably by Severino García Fortea,
although Andrés Segovia's transcription is the most famous and most influential.
The piece has become one of the most important works of the classical guitar repertoire.
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