Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)

Nationality: Spanish

Born: December 9, 1882, Seville Died: January 14, 1949, Madrid (age 66)

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Recuerdos de la antigua España (for Lute Quartet), Op. 48

(for 4 lutes)

3:44	I.	La eterna Carmen
5:12	II.	Habanera
5:44	III.	Don Juan
3:57	IV.	Estudiantina

Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1929 (age 46-47)

Published: 1930 (age 47-48)

1 recording, 4 videos

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3:44

Antonio Soria (piano)

I. La eterna Carmen

5:12

Antonio Soria (piano)

II. Habanera

5:44

Antonio Soria (piano)

III. Don Juan

3:57

Antonio Soria (piano)

IV. Estudiantina

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glossary

chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
Habanera—genre of popular 19th century Cuban dance music with a characteristic set of rhythms. It made its way into classical music though French composers such as Bizet and Ravel and is found throughout popular 20th century music including ragtime and jazz. wiki.
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.