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La Verge de Palau-Solità
Piano
BLANCAFORT, ManuelReg.: B.3958
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- Review: BESSES, Antoni
- Ensemble: Solo.
- Genres: Classical / contemporary: Solos.
Folk music / traditional: Sardanas.
- Language of the comment: Spanish, Catalan, English
- Product format: Partitura
- Difficulty level: Intermediate-advanced
- Period: 1st half S. XX
- Publishing house: Editorial Boileau
- Collection: Siglo XXI
- No. of pages: 16
- Measure: 31,00 x 23,00 cm
- Lenght: 4'52''
- ISMN: 979-0-3503-3998-1
- Available in digital: No
- Available for rent: No
The sardana La Verge de Palau-solità was composed by Manuel Blancafort during the Christmas season of 1978. Compared to Sardana simfònica [Symphonic Sardana] this sardana has a markedly traditional and dance-like character.
The curts [short steps] of this sardana are based on the traditional Catalan melody La mare de Déu quan n’era xiqueta [When the Mother of God was a Girl] which extols the Virgin in her youth. Blancafort had already used this melody in two of his other works: Concierto, No. 1 «Omaggio a Franz Liszt» [Homage to Franz Liszt] for piano and orchestra and as well in his Rapsodia catalana [Catalan Rhapsody] for cello and orchestra.
The llargs [long steps] use the music of Gozos de Santa María de Palau-solità which was written by Mn. Adjutori Vilalta (1908- 1978), Rector of Santa Eugènia del Congost, located in the municipality of Tagamanent de Puiggraciós. The manuscript of the work contains the dedication: «Dedico este trabajo al amigo Dr. Lluis Sistach i Roura» [I dedicate this work to my friend Dr. Lluis Sistach i Roura].
This edition of the version for piano solo, written by the composer, has been adapted and revised by pianist Antoni Besses.
Jordi Flaquer
- Prefaci / Preface / Prefacio
- La Verge de Palau-Solità
- Manuel Blancafort i de Rosselló
