Leyenda
General Info
Composer: Issac Albeniz
Arranger: Griffith Howarth
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Year of Published: 2006
Duration: 00:05:50
Cost: $36.00
Overview
As one of the most famous Spanish classical guitar pieces of the 20th century, this has now found its way to the rosewood bars of the marimba. Perfect for younger students backing a featured soloist which offers a fresh take on this classic piece of literature.
Instrumentation
Soloist
Ensemble
Player 1: Glockenspiel 1
Player 2: Glockenspiel 2
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: Vibraphone 1
Player 5: Vibraphone 2
Player 6: Marimba 1
Player 7: Marimba 2
Player 8: Timpani
Player 9: Snare Drum
Player 10: Bass Drum
Player 11: Mark Tree & Castanets & Suspended Cymbal & Bongos & Triangle
Player 12: Suspended Cymbal & Tom-toms & Tambourine & Triangle & Piccolo Snare Drum
Player 13: Tam-tam & Chimes & Hand Cymbals & Surdo
Program Notes
Asturias - Leyenda is one of the most famous Spanish classical guitar pieces of the 20th century. It is interesting to note that solo guitar work was originally a prelude to a small set of piano solos written by Issac Albeniz during the early 1890s. The first to arrange the prelude for solo guitar was composer and guitarist Francisco Tarrega, and there have been many other guitar arrangements throughout the 20th century, the most popular being that of Andres Segovia.
With the large interest in guitar literature by marimbists throughout the second half of the 20th century, Leyenda found its ways onto the rosewood bars of the marimba. Most marimbists use the guitar version of the work as a starting point for their marimba arrangements. Utilizing a couple of different guitar arrangements, I developed my solo marimba version, which is essentially the same as the solo marimba part of this ensemble version other than a few minor changes of effect.