''Aranfaybo'' is a work of classical music scored for chamber orchestra written by the

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composer and

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez. ''Aranfaybo'' was one of the gods in the mythology of the

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s, aborigines of the island of

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in the

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. Aranfaybo literally means "the one who produces rain". The Bimbaches offered animal sacrifices to invoke ''Aranfaybo'' in times of drought. Together with '' Ymarxa'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Azaenegue'', '' Erbane'' and '' Guanapay'', ''Aranfaybo'' is part of a cycle of seven orchestral works inspired in different places of each of the Canary Islands. ''Aranfaybo'' is a one-movement work lasting about 13 minutes, merging elements from spectralism and algorithmic procedures. It was premiered on 19 November 2008 by the Hungarian Symphony Chamber Orchestra in

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under the baton of Alberto Roque. The piece was subsequently performed in eight other European countries (Eslovenia, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary). Its Spanish premiere took place on 12 November 2009 by the Symphonic Orchestra of Tenerife, with Lü Jia conducting, during the inaugural concert of the newly refurbished concert hall at the

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. One day later, the Symphonic Orchestra of Tenerife opened its 2009–2010 season with a performance of the work at the Auditorium ''Adán Martín'' of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, also with Lü Jia conducting.

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External links

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbHONVzExDQ Contemporary classical compositions El Hierro