On Romancero Gitano by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

The Romancero Gitano was crated in 1951 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco to commemorate the poet Garcia Lorca. Since this was written as an opera, l will assume that this was intended to be a Classical or Art piece of music.
This was the only part of the program to utilize vocals, and in that way was the centerpiece of the concert. While most of the compositions of the night were instrumental ensemble, the Romancero Gitano was four singers accompanied only by a single guitarist.
Overall, the songs were polyphonic in nature, with the female vocals playing the primary melody and the male the second. Often the two melodies would intersect, creating short harmonies (homophony) and then diverge. Typically, female vocals would begin, at an up tempo, slow down, and then be overtaken by male vocals. A cycle of voices would ensue. The Guitar would interweave in between the vocals and create melodies of its own. It can be said that the vocals are punctuations in the Guitar’s harmony, the guitar being the main component and focus of the music.
The house was full on that night, a surprising fact given the unfriendliness of the weather. I remember seeing ice on the grass when I left around ten PM. The majority of the audience was composed of UTD students, most there for a class requirement. If they had not come on their own volition, then they appeared to have enjoyed themselves, based on the levels of applause. Particularly popular was the third portion of the program, the jazz ensemble.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjdFQG6gmQs