Title: “No sé, que a sombra me dormí” from La púrpura de la rosa

Composer: Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco

Date of Composition: 1701

Date of Recording: 2009. La púrpura de la rosa.

Performers: Clemencic Consort and La Capella Vocal Ensemble. Rene Clemencic, conductor

*NOTE that the selection begins mid-track (at 10 minutes, 7 seconds)

What to listen for:

  • Spare texture created by solo voice and continuo (guitar)
  • Melodic repetition of coplas
  • Subtle variations in the melodic repetition
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