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"Divertimento" was born from the proposal that at the end of 2007 makes me the Terpsícore Guitar Quartet, from Huesca (Spain) to compose a work for this group.
The title comes from the very conception of the work: a series of short pieces as a free-form suite. In this work musicality is present in the foreground from beginning to end, overlaying itself in the presence of the important technique required of performers. In "Divertimento" the wide expressive range of the guitar is exploited, in this case amplified by the generous acoustic possibilities that the quartet makes available to the composer.
The six movements that consist begin with "Toccata", which recalls the baroque namesake pieces with their fast scales that run over until they reach a strum climax. It is followed by "Serenata", a piece of great expressiveness as a song. Behind it, "Intermezzo" takes place in a context of Impressionist sonorities. "Scherzo-vals", as the name suggests, is a waltz written in a humorous tone that precedes "Night", in which the insistent harmonic chords create a dreamlike and somewhat disturbing atmosphere. The fast-paced final "Dance" evokes with its irregular rhythm the folklore of other lands.
It is dedicated to Terpsícore Quartet.
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"Divertimento" nace de la propuesta que a finales del año 2007 me hace el Cuarteto de guitarras Terpsícore, de Huesca (España) para componer una obra para este grupo.
El título viene de la propia concepción de la obra: una serie de piezas breves a modo de suite con forma libre. En esta obra la musicalidad está presente en primer plano de principio a fin sobreponiéndose en presencia a la importante técnica exigida a los intérprete. En "Divertimento" se explota la amplia gama expresiva de la guitarra, en este caso amplificada por las generosas posibilidades acústicas que el cuarteto pone a disposición del compositor.
Los seis movimiento de que consta comienzan con "Toccata", que rememora las piezas homónimas barrocas con sus veloces escalas que se van atropellando hasta alcanzar un clímax rasgueado. Le sigue "Serenata", pieza de una gran expresividad a modo de canción. Tras ésta, "Intermezzo" se desarrolla en un contexto de sonoridades impresionistas. "Scherzo-vals", como su nombre indica, es un vals escrito en tono humorístico que precede a "Nocturno", en el que los insistentes acordes en armónicos crean una atmósfera onírica y un tanto inquietante. La trepidante "Danza" final evoca con su ritmo irregular el folclore de otras tierras.
Está dedicada al Cuarteto Terpsícore.
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