In this concerto’s first movement, brass play the fanfare-like notes [read slowly] “D, low A, D,” followed by the thrice-repeated sixteenth notes “C-sharp, B.” This concerto’s Allegro gentile third movement opens with a B major passage that alternates between 3/4 and 2/4. A miscarriage suffered by the composer’s wife, Victoria Kamhi, may have inspired this concerto’s second movement theme beginning [read slowly] “F-sharp, E, long F-sharp,” first stated by the English horn. Antonio Soler inspired the hemiolas in this concerto, whose blind composer was awarded the title of marquis for depicting a (*) hunting resort’s gardens. The soloist plays open B minor chords to open this concerto’s mournful Adagio movement, which was arranged by Gil Evans into the opening track of Miles Davis’s Sketches of Spain. For 10 points, name this guitar concerto by Joaquín (“wah-KEEN”) Rodrigo. ■END■
ANSWER: Concierto de Aranjuez [or Aranjuez Concerto]
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