Title of piece: “La doma” from Estancia
Date of composition: 1941
Date of recording: 2006. Ginastera: Panambí, Estancia (Complete Ballets).
Composer: Alberto Ginastera
Performer/Instruments: London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gisèle Ben-Dor
Form: Introduction A A’ Coda
Tempo: rapid 3/4 and 6/8 meters, with syncopation and hemiola

What to Listen for:

  • Multiple bass ostinatos, beginning with the six-beat pattern at 0:07
  • New melodies layered above the ostinatos
  • Large contemporary orchestra, with full brass and percussion
  • AA' form (with intro and coda)

 

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