Aires Mudejares by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944)
 Diana Guarani was one of Barrios’ most popular works with which he used to close his concerts. It is essentially a theme and variations on the Paraguayan song “Campamento Cerro Leon” (Leon Hill Camp), a melody that became popular during the years that Paraguay was engaged in the War of the Triple Alliance (1865-1870) in which Paraguay fought against the combined forced of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and was roundly defeated, losing a great percentage of its male populace in the tragic outcome of the conflict, “Campamento Cerro Leon” is based on a bugle call which was sounded before battle, calling the troops to defend the homeland. This theme is heard in measure 10 through 17. |
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Late Romantic. Apuntes. Time Signature 2/4. 2 pages. 16 Measures.
A thematic fragment from a work that Barrios began composing shortly before his death in 1944 in El Salvador. It appears to be a study and, had he finished this work, it no doubt would have been yet another “Spanish work”
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