Isaac Albeniz was one of the greatest Spanish composers in his age. As a child, he was exceptionally gifted at the piano. The year 1883 was the major turning point for Albeniz’s life. At that time, Albeniz studied composition in Barcelona with Felipe Pedrell, who is sometimes described as the father of Spanish music in that period. Pedrell’s ideas made a deep impression on Albeniz. Therefore, Albeniz started to use Spanish folk music and dance rhythms as the materials of his compositions. In Albeniz’s Spanish-style piano works, “Iberian”was one of the masterpiece in Spanish piano repertoire.

The purpose of the thesis is to discuss the music analysis and the interpretation of the three pieces in Iberia Volume IV, which are Málaga, Jerez, and Eritaña. In Iberia Volume IV, Albeniz used Spanish idioms as composing materials, such as flamenco dance rhythms and cante hondo. He also mixed French and German augmented sixths to create new sounds, which was so-called “Iberian sixth”. In addition, he used guitar idioms into Iberia to make it full of unique sounds and also brought a new wave into Spanish music. From the interpretation aspect, technical considerations, the use of pedals, dynamics, articulation, and tone color for the performers were also discussed in the thesis to make Spanish music fully interpreted.