Title of piece: Sonata andina (Andean Sonata), fourth movement

Date of composition: 2000

Date of performance/recording: 2000

Composer: Gabriela Frank

Performer/Instruments: performed on piano by the composer

Form: free alternation of various themes and sounds derived from Peruvian folk music

Rhythm: variable meters and complex rhythms drawing both on folklore and the classical avant-garde

What to Listen for:

  • Virtuosic piano playing requiring excellent technique
  • Suggestion of folk instruments, such as the charango (small guitar), tambor (drum), and zampoñas (panpipes)
  • Use of hemiola (sesquiaáltera) rhythms typical of Latin American folk music
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