Lesson on Fantasia Baetica Part 1: "The Spanish Cadence" (with subtitles) 

Not always fully appreciated, Fantasia Baetica is Manuel de Falla's most important solo piano work and one of the major ones within the Spanish piano repertoire. However, its primitive character, harsh sounds and agresive temperament have made it hard for some audiences to fully embrace and assimilate this music.
This is the first of 3 videos where I explore the language, the instruments and the images we can see in this piece in order to get a better understanding and to enjoy this impressive work from the spanish piano literature.
In this first part I introduce the piece and talk about the spanish cadence-chord progression showing how Falla uses it in Fantasia Baetica and some of his other compositions. In addition we'll see some motives and melodies that come out from those basic chords with some examples at the piano.
01:04 Work presentation and Background
CADENCE AND CHORDS
5:05 Spanish Cadence
6:14 Emphasizing only two chords
MOTIVES AND MELODIES
8:25 Melodies from two chords
9:24 Melodies from the Spanish cadence
10:58 Cantabile motives
You can watch PART 2, "Flamenco in the piano", here:
• Lesson on Fantasia Bae...
You can watch PART 3, "Fantasy of Fire", here:
• Lesson on Fantasia Bae...
You can hear my own interpretation of FANTASIA BAETICA, Live at Barcelona's Auditori, here:
• Manuel de Falla - Fant...
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WORKS MENTIONED
Miller's dance from "el sombrero de tres picos" (starts at 3:30)
• Manuel de Falla: El so...
Dance of the Neighbours, from "el sombrero de tres picos"
• Manuel de Falla: El so...
Serenata Andaluza
• Manuel de Falla: Seren...
OTHER WORKS by FALLA where some of these motives can be heard
Nights in the gardens of Spain
• Manuel de Falla - Noch...
El Amor Brujo
• Video
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SOME OF MY OTHER VIDEOS ON SPANISH MUSIC
Albeniz Iberia. Spanish Impressionism: • Analysis of Iberia by ...
Analysis of Goyescas by Granados: • Analysis of Goyescas b...
The music of Mompou through his Songs and Dances: • The music of Mompou th...
Xavier Montsalvatge: Humor, rhythm and irony. • The music of Montsalva...
Ideas on Sonatine pour Yvette: • Ideas on 'Sonatine pou...
Mompou. Images in his music Suburbis: • Video
Joaquín Rodrigo: A musical parody: • Video
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