An Analysis of "Asturias" by Isaac Albeniz

Abstract

The purpose of this music analysis is to study and research on “Asturias” from Isaac Albeniz. This piece is a set of "Española op. 47" for classical guitar which composed by Isaac Albéniz, a Spanish composer. "Asturias" has a full name "Leyenda," which means "legend." It was originally composed for piano but later arranged for classical guitar. The song is interesting in terms of its different technical aspects. The objective of studying this analysis is to develop skills in interpretation, analyzing songs, and techniques in classical guitar performance in order to deliver the song to the public with high quality.