Junto al Generalife

If there's any problem with the video just tell me. thanks Joaquín Rodrigo is considered one of the most prominent guitar composers in the classical guitar repertory. One piece in particular that he wrote, Junto al Generalife, demonstrates the style of Spanish guitar music very well. The title of this piece can be translated as "next to Generalife". The Generalife is a country home for the king of Granada. This was a place for the kings to vacation and relax. The Generalife features an extravagant array of gardens. Rodrigo really captivates this location in Junto al Generalife The piece starts off in a slow, smooth singing style. The main motivic idea is the first five scale degrees of e minor. One major aspect of Spanish guitar music is the use of scales. Rodrigo develops this scalar motif starting in measure five and continues this melodic idea throughout the first section. Rodrigo incorporates the different tone colors of the guitar by using "dolce" and "metallico" to make the melodic content more interesting and contrasting. These colors of the guitar are very important to the classical guitarists for interpreting a melody. The next section of this piece also incorporates mostly scalar melodic content. Rodrigo uses "staccato","tenuto", and "pizzicato" to vary the melodic content. Marcin Dylla, Poland Live - Wawel Royal Castle at Dusk Guitar: Double top Boguslaw Teryks, Poland Same Concert: - Manuel Ponce: Sonata Romántica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETOQDfb-cd4&feature=youtu.be - Nicholas Maw: Music of Memory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je3mwkuJ2z8&feature=youtu.be - Mauro Giuliani: Rossiniana N. 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2PBoMft-qs&feature=youtu.be