''Rumores de la Caleta'' (''Murmurs from the Small Beach''), Op. 71, No. 6, is a composition by Isaac Albéniz. The piece is subtitled " Malagueña". It is a "sensual and emotional courting dance from

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, although the piece was actually named after

La Caleta beach La Caleta is a beach located in the historical center of the city of Cádiz, Spain. It is a natural harbor by which Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans penetrated historically. It is the smallest beach in the city, and is isolated from the oth ...

in Cadiz. Since it has been transcribed for guitar duet by Miguel Llobet it has become a well-known piece for classical guitar. It has been played and recorded by guitarists such as

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duet with

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and many others. Susan Miller said of it, "the soulfulness of '' Sevilla'' slid imperceptibly into ''Rumores de la Caleta''. The slow, measured beats took on a life of their own, gathering the shadows, the passions, the cries of lovers and of hunted, wounded animals on moonlit night."

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