Ginastera

Ginastera, considered the most famous Latin American composer, had three main periods to his music. The Objective Nationalism period from 1934-1948, the Subjective Nationalism period from 1948-1958, and a period of Neo-Expressionism from 1958-1983. His piano sonata no. 1, op. 22, was composed in 1952, which was his Subjective Nationalistic period. During this period he would include Argentine folk themes in abstract forms. This sonata, made up of four movements, use a very driving rhythm, a lot of chromaticism, and folk melodies and ornamentation. Each movement uses material that is repeated multiple times and developed throughout the movement. The range throughout each movement, and the sonata as a whole is very huge. The third movement, in particular, is much slower and thinner in texture than the other movements, but it builds back up in the fourth movement.