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The Spanish Dances (Spanish: Danzas españolas, first published title: German: Spanische Tänze) are a collection of eight pieces for violin and piano composed by Pablo de Sarasate between 1877 and 1882 and published in four books, each book combining two dances contrasting in rhythm and character. [1] They are among Sarasate's best known works ...
Written by Commodores lead singer Lionel Richie, the song is a slow ballad expressing a man's relief as a relationship ends. Rather than being depressed about the break-up, he states that he is instead "easy like Sunday morning"—something that Richie described as evocative of "small Southern towns that die at 11:30pm" on a Saturday night, such as his hometown Tuskegee, Alabama. [6]
The melodic themes which form the basis of "Malagueña" were not of Ernesto Lecuona's invention, having been prominent in Spanish folk songs named "malagueñas" for several centuries, though at least one was popularised internationally by 19th-century American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk in his solo piano composition Souvenirs d'Andalousie (English: Memories of Andalusia).
He bequeathed his violin, made by Antonio Stradivari in 1724, to the Musée de la Musique. The violin now bears his name as the Sarasate Stradivarius in his memory. His second Stradivari violin, the Boissier of 1713, is now owned by Real Conservatorio Superior de Música, Madrid. Among his violin pupils was Alfred de Sève. The Pablo Sarasate ...
Each of them has added personal touches to the Malagueña, so it is difficult to know which one resembles the original model most. 3. José Alberto "El Canario". He created one style of Malagueña. 4. Antonio Chacón. He was the most prolific creator of malagueñas and the styles he created are probably the most frequent in recordings.
León recorded her debut CD in 1996 with music by Grieg, Sarasate, Turull and Toldra for Moraleda Records. [22] In 2009 she released her first CD for Naxos with music by Joaquín Turina, becoming the first Spanish violinist to record violin repertoire with them. She now has a multi-album record contract with Naxos.
Tex-mex band Chingón recorded it for the 2004 soundtrack of Kill Bill: Volume 2 Kill Bill 2 Soundtrack – Malaguena Salerosa. They also performed it live – YouTube. Chitãozinho & Xororó in 2006 on their album Vida Marvada; The Italian band El Cuento de la Chica y la Tequila recorded "Malagueña Salerosa" on their 2013 EP The Wounded Healer.
"Sunday Morning" has been described as a ska, ska punk, and hard rock song. [16] [17] [18] It contains elements of reggae music and was compared, musically, to the style of typical Motown releases. [1] [19] Rolling Stone ' s Chris Heath compared the sound of "Sunday Morning" to English singer Kim Wilde's 1981 debut single "Kids in America". [1]