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Enríquez de Valderrábano

Fantasía 18 [del] primer tono

 

Silva de sirenas (1547), fol. 73

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Source title Esta fantasia es del primero grado. Primero tono.
Title in contents   Fantasia suelta en el primero grado.
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Music

Category abstract

Genre fantasia

Fantasia type nIm+Im

Mode 1

Voices 3

Length (compases) 117

Vihuela

Tuning E

Courses 6

Final IV/0

Highest I/7

Lowest VI/0

Difficulty easy

Tempo medium

Song Text

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Commentary

Fantasia suelta of 117 compases. Clear texture, lucid. Easily played. Opening theme (1) is not imitated, but rather repeated in various voices in varied guise.
Theme 2 appears as an imit motive a 21 to 35. Then free “melodic” polyphony drawing some attention to a simple E – F – E head cell first seen at compas 4.
Free polyphony leads to imits of 3 with same semitone head, something of a culmination and then free polyphony to the end. Like many of Valderrabano’s fantasias, Pujol’s transcription suppresses the beautiful use he makes of suspensions e.g. the preparation of the final cadence, & 79-82.
Opening & later (36 ff) are fine examples of Valderrabano’s free polyphonic style.