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The Rapsodia para violín (o flauta) y piano (Rhapsody for violin or flute and piano) was composed from October 8, 1982, to January 23, 1984. Written in a post-romantic style, it can be played either on the violin or the flute, and possibly on the cello with some changes in tessitura. It begins with a brief heroic introduction on the piano which leads to a first lyrical theme in C minor presented by the violin (or flute). The ever modulating harmony, based on several seventh chords, unfolds on the piano as wavy arpeggios. Then follows a more dramatic development which, after a climax, gets back to the introduction, this time with the violin in canon stretto. A variation of the initial theme is presented now with an even more modulating development that leads to a second theme of american character interrupted by a broad martial theme. After a brief interlude, a new variation of the first theme in a gentle F major is presented which dissolves into a mysterious version of the introduction played by the violin and stripped of all its original opulence. The work ends with the reexposition of the first theme in canon between both instruments.