Leonard Salzedo

This work, one of his few without opus number, was completed around the time of Leonard Salzedo's birthday in late Septmber, 1997. During the many years that we were friends, Leonard wrote 6 works for me of which this and Iberian Improvisations were his last two compositions. He left the following paragraph about the piece.

"The Canción de trilla is a threshing song and comes from Palma de Mallorca. The Tonada de folias is from Salinas. A Tonada is a melody. This one has no connection with the well-known Portuguese tune 'La Folia'. Soy de Mieres (I'm from Mieres) comes from Asturias as does the Rondo y contraronda. A Ronda is a children's song which has alternating solo and choral sections."

This set of four Spanish Songs is for oboe d'amore (or cor anglais) and piano.

Jennifer Paull
2004

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