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Recorded on 11/02/2004, uploaded on 01/09/2009

Musician's or Publisher's Notes

Sonatina Meridional     Manuel M. Ponce

Campo; Copla; Fiesta 

This work, written in Paris during 1932, is the last guitar solo Ponce wrote for Segovia and is a good example of the cross fertilization of musical styles-folkloric, neoclassical, neo-romantic and impressionistic--which characterize Ponce's works of the late 1920s and early 1930s. The predominance of Spanish folkloric elements and the status of Sonatina in this work are both due to Segovia's influence.

The Spanish elements are also evident in the titles of the three movements of this sonatina: "Campo" (country), "Copla" (a popular Spanish song) and "Fiesta" (festival or party). The piece requires the sixth string to be lowered to a D.    Ana Vidovic

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.