Title of piece: “Milonga para una niña”
Date of composition and recording: 1966
Composer/Lyricist: Alfredo Zitarrosa
English Translation: Tony Beckwith
Performer/Instruments: Alfredo Zitarrosa (vocals), three guitars
Form: Strophic
Tempo: moderate duple time

What to Listen for:

  • Contrast between vocal and instrumental sections
  • Speech-like vocal style with limited range
  • Each décima follows the rhyme scheme: ABBAACCDDC
  • Dramatic pauses after the eighth line of each stanza
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