Vicente Asencio

Who was Vicente Asencio?

Vicente Asencio y Ruano was a Spanish composer. He is perhaps best known for his works for guitar of which guitarists Andrés Segovia and Narciso Yepes were notable exponents. His most well known works for this instrument are Elegía a Manuel de Falla, Sonatina, Colletici Íntim, and Dipso. He also wrote music for several successful ballets, most notably La casada infiel which is considered his best work in that genre. A numbered of the songs from that ballet were later transcribed by the composer for the guitar. He also wrote a considerable amount of orchestral music, including Preludio a la Dama de Elche; Sonada alegre; Llanto a Manuel de Falla, and Danzas Valencianas.