rasgueo

Spanish composer

Definition

Guitar strumming technique; rapid arpeggiated chords. Granados transfers this idiomatic guitar gesture into his piano textures.

Interpretive Guidance

Roll broken chords from the bottom with rhythmic energy, imitating the sweep of a guitarist's hand.

Context

Scope Used by Enrique Granados
Language Spanish

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