Ymarxa is an orchestral piece of classical music by the Spanish

Spain

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 composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and pianist

Pianist

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 Gustavo Díaz-Jerez

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez

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. Ymarxa is a guanche

Guanche language

Guanche is an extinct language that was spoken by the Guanches of the Canary Islands until the 16th or 17th century. It is only known today through a few sentences and individual words recorded by early travellers, supplemented by several placenames, as well as some words assimilated into the...

 word meaning 'new', 'brilliant', 'splendid'. It also referred to a place in Tenerife

Tenerife

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 in what today is La Esperanza forest. Ymarxa was commisioned by the XXVII Festival de Música de Canarias and given its first performance on February 12, 2011 at the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria

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 by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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 under maestro Charles Dutoit

Charles Dutoit

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. It was well received by audience and critics alike. Ymarxa is a one-movement work lasting about 20 minutes, merging elements from spectralism

Spectral music

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 and algorithmic procedures.