THE THREE- CORNERED HAT MANUEL de FALLA

THE
THREE- CORNERED
HAT

In Full Score

MANUEL de FALLA

In 1917 a mime version of a folk tale, El corregidor y la molinera (The Governor and the Miller’s Wife), with music by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (1876—1946), was presented in Madrid. It attracted the attention of the famous impresario Sergey Diaghilev, who persuaded Falla to rework and rescore the music for a ballet. In that form, with sets by Picasso, it was first performed in London in 1919 as The Three-Cor- nered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos) and was an immediate success.

Based on a story by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, the work is full of wit and vitality, enhanced with the flavor of Andalusian folk music that permeates Falla’s music of the period. Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians calls this captivating ballet “the most humorous of Falla’s works” and its initial popularity has remained undiminished to the present day. A staple of both the ballet and orchestral repertoires, the complete score of The Three-Cornered Hat is now available in this attractive, high-quality edition, repro- duced from an authoritative English score published in 1921.

Unabridged Dover (1997) republication of Manuel de Falla, El Sombrero de Tres Picos/Le Tricorue/The Three-Cornered Hat/Ballet by Martinez Sierra After a Story by Alarcón, J. & W Chester, Ltd., London, 1921. Credits and Characters. Contents. Syn- opsis. Instrumentation. 272pp. 9 x 12. Paperbound.

Free Dover Complete Music Catalog (59057-7) available upon request.

A DOVER EDITION DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE!

We have made every effort to make this the best book possible. Our paper is opaque, with minimal show-through; it will not discolor or become brittle with age. Pages are sewn in signatures, in the method traditionally used for the best books, and will not drop out. Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a per- manent book.

ISBN 0-486-29647-4

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