This is the second substantial work by the popular Spanish composer for harp and orchestra. (The other is a full-fledged concerto called Concierto-Serenata.) This one was written for Marisa Robles, a talented Spanish harpist. It was premiered on the BBC in the year it was written. As usual with Rodrigo, it is a lovely and melodic work, with a little bit of piquant dissonance in its harmonies and a bright, neo-classical orchestration.

The title means Sounds in the Giralda, meaning the area of the famous Moorish tower by that name, standing near the main cathedral in Seville. Rodrigo's piece portrays the tower in two eras. First comes a slow section reaching, as his music often does, far into the past to evoke the sounds of the Arab occupation of Spain. The second movement is contemporary, evoking popular music, folk song, and modern flamenco, all of which might be heard in the area in the composer's day. It is an unusually attractive nine-minute piece.

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