Bosch: Music
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The first piece from the Six Pièces is Enfantillage, a relatively simple piece that is almost completely in one voice. Yet the challenge is to play it in a smooth and fast Allegro. The next pieces are two Guagiranas, doubtlessly traditional dance forms, fun to play. They sound best in a brisk tempo. Les Adieux has a slower pace and provides room for some tender romanticism. In Lamento it is quite important to emphasize the sad melody, take care that the open strings in the accompaniment do not become too loud. Finally, Gitanella provides a joyful Spanish dance theme with a remarkable end in minor chords.
As the name of the piece suggests, Meditation is a meditative piece. A simple melody line combines with a complex accompaniment pattern, so finding the balance is the main challenge of the piece. Even though the tempo is slow, smoothness is very important, also in the runs between the melody fragments.
Etoiles et Fleurs is a dreamy piece (subtitled Rêverie, quite fittingly) about a meadow full of flowers under the stars. That’s what I call romanticism! The challenge of the piece is finding out the right positions for the slurs and the contrasts in the Misterioso section.
Passacalle -subtitled Serenade- is a piece in which -if you listen carefully- you will recognize the famous Malaguena theme that appears frequently in flamenco music. The variations in rasgueados and triplets affirm the impression that the Spanish folk music was the inspiration for this piece. With pieces like this, Bosch caused another guitar craze in Paris.
Plainte Moresque bears the signature of the traditional Spanish folk music. If you listen carefully, you will recognize themes that are common in Flamenco music. The variations in rasgueados and triplets emphasize the relation with folk music. With this sound, Bosch created a new guitar craze in Paris.