Word: alavedra
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...oratorio is based on a poem by an old comrade of Casals-Spain's Juan Alavedra, who, like Casals, went into exile in Prades after the Civil War. In three emotion-packed hours the work unfolded the entire Nativity story, starting with the journey to Bethlehem and ending with the arrival of the kings and a final hosanna of thanksgiving. More operatic than oratorio-like in style, the work opened with a skirl of oboes and the beating of a high-pitched hand drum, developed its theme in a flow of Catalan folk-flavored melody, interspersed with grandiose choral...
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