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Zarabanda lejana

Title

Zarabanda lejana

Composer

Joaquin Rodrigo

Difficulty

14

Reading

7

Position

X

Duration

Medium

Era

Modern

Source

Joaquin Rodrigo Music for Guitar

Publisher

Schott

Notes

Dedicated to the Renaissance composer Luis de Milan, this piece seems to have little to do with his era. It is mainly chordal, with a lot of very difficult transitions and chord forms that leap around constantly. The rhythm is very syncopated and changes frequently from 2/4 to 3/4 or 3/8.