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Tema y Variaciones, Op. 100

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Floraleda Sacchi has arranged Joaquín Turina’s Tema y Variaciones, Op. 100 for pedal harp and string orchestra. Parts are included for harp, two violins, viola, cello, and double bass. Scroll down for additional notes.

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(Includes score and all parts).

Pages to print: Score is 23 pgs; parts are 3–7 pgs.

Duration: 9:30

Note: The score is formatted for 11.7 x 16.55 inch paper size; the parts are formatted for A4 paper size. Use the settings in your printer dialog box to get the best fit for your paper size.

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Theme and Variations, Op. 100, presents a classical idiom, but with subtle hints of what is known as the “Plateresque style” of composer Joaquín Turina (1882–1949). Composed for harp and piano in 1945 (and later adapted for harp and strings with numerous changes in the harp part), it is one of the composer’s last works before his death. Dedicated to his granddaughter Mari Loli Higueras, Turina created the piece at her request. Premiered at the Círculo Medina in Madrid in 1945, Turina was unable to perform it on the piano due to health problems and was replaced by Enrique Aroca.

The work, with several gradually transforming themes, includes a farruca and passages recalling the guitar sound. Theme and Variations is part of the “Plateresque Cycle” which includes Turina’s last works. Plateresque is a highly ornate architectural style that flourished in Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries imitating silver work (in Spanish “plata”), hence the name Plateresque. This style was soon adopted not only in Spain, but also in the Spanish colonies in South America and in many religious buildings in Mexico. The Plateresque style derives from the Italian Renaissance, Spanish Gothic architecture, and the Mudejar style.