Cantares Partitura Piano
Spanish Lyrical Repertoire • Study Edition Level: Intermediate / Accompaniment
CANTARES
Poem by Antonio Machado (Proverbios y cantares) • Music by Joan Manuel Serrat
Tempo: Andante con moto (♩ ≈ 96-102) • Key: D Major (2♯) • Time Signature: 4/4
Part I: Vocal Accompaniment & Piano
Voice: Clear syllabic and declamatory articulation; breathe at commas in the poem.
Right Hand: Maintain a smooth legato in supporting arpeggios; subtly bring out the top voice.
Left Hand: Resonant bass with syncopated pedal changes on each chord transition.
1 Instrumental Introduction & Song Opening mm. 1 - 3
♯ ♯ ♯ ♯ 4 4 4 4 D A/C♯ Bm F♯m mp cantabile and legato Ped. simile Voice: To - do pa - sa y to - do que - da, pe - ro lo nues-tro
2 "pasar haciendo caminos, caminos sobre la mar..." mm. 4 - 6
♯ ♯ ♯ ♯ G D/F♯ Em7 A7 D A7sus4 - A7 es pa - sar, pa - sar ha - cien - do ca - mi - nos, so - bre la mar...
3 Verse II: "Nunca perseguí la gloria, ni dejar en la memoria..." mm. 7 - 9
♯ ♯ ♯ ♯ G A7 D Bm Em7 A7 - D mf with warmth and passion Nun-ca per-se - guí la glo - ria, ni de - jar en la me - mo-ria de los hom-bres mi can-ción...
Cantares • J. M. Serrat & A. Machado — Continued on Part II (Advanced Solo Piano)
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Concert Edition • Solo Piano Arrangement Level: Advanced / Concert Solo
CANTARES — FANTASY FOR SOLO PIANO
Part II: "Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar" • Concert Texture
Character: With great emotion and breadth (Con gran emozione ed ampiezza) (♩ ≈ 104) • Texture: Broken tenths, lyrical octaves, and counterpoint
Lyrical concert virtuosity arrangement
Technical Performance Guide: Top voice singing prominently in the foreground; expansive left hand in broken tenth arpeggios; expressive pedaling without clouding harmonic clarity.
A Main Theme: "Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada más..." mm. 10 - 12 (Solo Piano)
♯ ♯ ♯ ♯ D (I) A/C♯ (V⁶) Bm (vi) F♯m (iii) G (IV) A7 (V⁷) f noble and expressive, with singing melody highlighted (ben marcato il canto) "Ca - mi - nan - te, son tus hue - llas el ca - mi - no..."
B Contrapuntal Climax: "Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar..." mm. 13 - 15
♯ ♯ ♯ ♯ G (IV) D/F♯ (I⁶) Em7 (ii⁷) A7 (V⁷) D (I) — Grandioso (Majestic) ff crescendo molto with passionate surge "Al an - dar se ha - ce ca - mi - no, y al vol - ver la vis - ta a - trás..."
C Poetic Coda: "...sino estelas en la mar" (Delicate cascading arpeggios) mm. 16 - 18 (Ending)
♯ ♯ ♯ ♯ Dadd9 Gmaj7 / D D (Fine) p dolcissimo, fading away into silence (morendo) ppp "...sino estelas en la mar."
Chord Voicings & Fingering Guide for Advanced Piano (D Major) Key harmonic cadences
D (I) D - F♯ - A R.H. 1-3-5
A/C♯ (V⁶) C♯ - E - A L.H. Bass 2
Bm (vi) B - D - F♯ L.H. 5-2-1
F♯m (iii) F♯ - A - C♯ R.H. 1-2-5
G (IV) G - B - D R.H. 1-3-5
A7 (V⁷) A - C♯ - E - G Dominant 7th
Cantares • Antonio Machado / Joan Manuel Serrat — Educational & Concert Edition in D Major
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