Composer: Celso Garrido-Lecca Date of composition: 1988 Performers/instruments: Cuarteto Latinoamericano, two violins, viola, and cello Date of recording: 1992 Genre: String quartet Form: Sonata form Tempo/meter: slow compound duple
What to Listen for:
Use of Jara’s “Plegaria a un labrador” melody as a main theme
Sonata form, with exposition, development, and recapitulation