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November 17, 2025
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"Counting Music" is a music appreciation talk led by Ávila-born conductor José Luis López Antón, principal conductor of the Avila Symphony Orchestra. This initiative stems from this young musician's desire to bring the audience closer to the intricacies of the great masterpieces in the history of music.

Using accessible, relatable language and avoiding technical jargon , "Contando la Música" seeks to foster the enjoyment of classical music through guided comprehension, so that the audience can gain a more concrete understanding of the different stylistic currents in the history of music.

The third talk in this new cycle presents The Three-Cornered Hat by Manuel de Falla.

Manuel de Falla – The Three-Cornered Hat (1919)
A ballet in two acts, with a libretto by Gregorio Martínez Sierra, based on the novel of the same name by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. It premiered in London in 1919 with sets by Picasso and choreography by Léonide Massine for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The score integrates symphonic language with elements of Andalusian folklore: seguidillas, fandangos, farrucas, and jotas, treated with great timbral and rhythmic richness. The orchestration is brilliant, with notable use of percussion and brass.
Structure:

  • Introduction: Evocation of a popular Spanish atmosphere.
  • Act I: Comic scenes and popular dances (Fandango, Seguidillas).
  • Act II: Dramatic development and finale with the energetic and jubilant Jota Dance. The work is an example of Spanish musical nationalism brought to the international stage with orchestral refinement.

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Library Auditorium. Free admission until full capacity is reached.

Additional Information

In the library auditorium. Free admission until full capacity.

Address and map location

  • Postal address Biblioteca de Castilla y León - Plaza de la Trinidad, 2. municipality of Valladolid . NaN. Valladolid