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Débil del Alba
by Frank A. Wallace
Written for dancer and guitar solo, Débil del Alba is is an impressionistic piece in three sections.
Duration: 7 minutes
6 pages
Skill level: Very difficult
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Hear it on Track 08 of Duo LiveOak's CD Woman of the Water
Débil del Alba (Tenderness of the Dawn) was conceived as a duet for guitar and dancer. After hearing my son, Adam Wallace, play a very tender and moving Villa-Lobos Prelude #4 at the end of his freshman year at Skidmore College, he requested I write something for him and his girlfriend to perform together. And so I wrote this piece for him and dancer Jessyca Dudley later that summer of 2003. Sadly, they broke up and he stopped playing the guitar soon after - so much for Dad getting involved! The title comes from a poem by Pablo Neruda which Jessyca chose. Lyrical melodies in the first and third sections contrast with an agitated, impressionistic middle section composed in a whole tone scale. It ends in a very peaceful return to G Major.
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