Zapateado
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The zapateado is a Spanish dance characterized by a lively rhythm puncuated by the clapping of the dancer's heels. Among the composers to write zapateados is Pablo de Sarasate, whose opus 23, no. 2 is a version of the dance scored for violin and piano. The piece is full of harmonics, double stops, left hand pizzicato and is often performed by young virtuosos, such as Esther Kim.
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- David Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.