Description & Musical Analysis
Romance Anónimo, or Spanish Romance, is an anonymous 19th-century guitar melody arranged here for piano, flute, oboe, and viola. This 2:15 MIDI setting by Peter Gerloff in D minor lets each voice be followed on its own before the parts blend into the final cadence.
How to Play & Trivia
Romance Anónimo, often called Spanish Romance, is a gentle 19th-century guitar melody with uncertain authorship. This 2:15 setting by Peter Gerloff unfolds across piano, flute, oboe, and viola, giving the melody a chamber texture while preserving its D minor character. Listen for the tune moving between voices, then use the chord map to follow the cadence.\n\nMelody: anonymous (19th century). MIDI setting and file: Peter Gerloff (Rabanus Flavus), released under [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). [Original MIDI](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Spanish_Romance.mid).\n\nCover photograph: Debargha Bhattacharya, [Johannes Möller playing classical guitar](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johannes_Moller_playing_classical_guitar.jpg), licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.
