In 1936, the poet Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca

Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...

 was executed by a Fascist firing squad

Execution by firing squad

Execution by firing squad, sometimes called fusillading , is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice...

. Homenaje a Federico García Lorca premiered in Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

 in 1937 during a Fascist bombing of the city.

Homenaje a Federico García Lorca Music

Begins with an A section, which is rhythmic and highly syncopated, in shifting meter; 7-note melodic turns in piano and violins, with glissandos in violins. Then a B section with a piano and string ostinato introduces chromatic solo trumpet melody, accompanied by trombone. He then returns to an A section., which rhythmic punctuations, as in introduction. In the C section, Mexican dance theme (son,) in alternating meter; muted trumpets playing in parallel thirds. Trumpets answered by violins and woodwinds. This is a development of rhythmic figure

Figure (music)

A musical figure is the shortest idea in music, a short succession of notes, often recurring. It may have melodic pitch, harmonic progression and rhythmic . The 1964 Grove's Dictionary defines the figure as "the exact counterpart of the German 'motiv' and the French 'motif'": it produces a "single...

 in low brass

Brass

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...

(tuba), answered by woodwinds, then trumpets, but there is a brief return of A and a return of Mexican tune (C ), in full orchestra. Rhythmic figure from C developed.