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Papalin (recorder ensemble)
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Papalin
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Scores and Parts
⇒ 7 more: Alto 2 • Tenor 1 • Tenor 2 • Tenor 3 • Bass 1 • Bass 2 • Great bass
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General Information
Work Title
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Las Vacas
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Eijkhout, Victor
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IVE 11
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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Piece Style
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Modern
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Instrumentation
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8 recorders: AATTTBBGb
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"Las Vacas" is a set of variations, based loosely on the renaissance ground bass by the same name. The opening states the descending bass line, starting on A and finally ending on D, but after a few variations an F appears under the opening A, changing the tonality. Yet a few variations later, a B-flat is put under the F and A, leading to a chord that is anachronistic by several centuries. The final variations turn the bassline upside down, going from D up to A.
While the chord structure of this piece is sometimes far removed from the renaissance idiom, the variations end almost invariably on open fifths, maintaining the archaic feel.