La Partida | Florescence by NUS Guitar Ensemble

Описание: “La Partida” was performed by NUS Guitar Ensemble for Florescence, recorded in NUS UTown PR1, Singapore, on 12 October 2025.

First published in 1871, La Partida was originally composed by Fermín María Álvarez, for a voice with piano accompaniment, in the traditional Spanish Romantic song style, Canción Española. The main musical theme is repeated throughout the different guitar voices, utilising Latin and Peruvian percussion like the maracas and cajon. La Partida is Spanish for the farewell, emphasising themes of departure, exile, and melancholy, brought to life through the changes in accentuation. The original lyrics and melodic structure of this salon style piece, features harmonic tension through successive dominant sequences, dissonance, chromaticism and rhythmic motifs, evoking feelings of nostalgia and longing.

Composed by Fermín María Álvarez
Arranged by Jan-Olaf Eriksson / Ng Shu Hann
Conducted by Xu Ziqi

Cajon: Chong Choon Hoe, Gavin
Maracas: Law Sean Meng

Video and Audio by Member Cai Tianxiang

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