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Ginastera, Alberto : 12 Preludios americanos "En el 1er. modo pentafono menor" Op.12-5

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Music ID : 33479
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:prelude
Total Playing Time:1 min 30 sec
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Author : Mitsuko, Kawabata

Last Updated: January 21, 2024
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

It is a two-voice canon, utilizing a pentatonic scale (A-C-D-E-G) with A as its central tone. The use of the pentatonic scale is sometimes associated with the "indigenous flute" (likely a quena) that Ginastera is said to have played in his childhood. In an interview conducted in the 1980s, Ginastera explained his use of the pentatonic scale as "a return to a primitive America, like the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations." Herein, a glimpse of his Pan-American stance, which would be developed in later works, can be observed.

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