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IBERIA is tho old name for Spain. Albeniz
(1860-1909) wrote for the Pianoforte a Suite of twelve pieces, to which he gave this title, each descriptive of some aspect of Spanish life. Several of these were orchestrated by his friend Enrique Arbos.
The three pieces most commonly played in the orchestral Suite are (I) the Evocation, a sort of synthesis or generalization of Spanish feeling, as a prelude ; (2) El Corpus en Sevilla-the festival of Corpus Christi, with all manner of rejoicing, a suggestion of the devotional side of the feast, and at the close the peace of night; (3) Triana, a suburb of Seville, in which many gipsies live.