This concerto is highly influenced by Spanish folk music.
In the first movement, the orchestra tries to simulate the sonority and the rhythm of Spanish folk culture by imitating the pulse of clapping hands, typical in Spanish gypsy music.
In some fragments, the melody played by the guitar has a Flamenco background, which Balada considers to be a "deviation from the instrument's identity".
3, is a more obscure and mysterious movement, and all the voices in this piece are intended to create a mystic atmosphere.
The third movement is a Spanish zapateado, which uses rhythmic structures in accordance to the rest of the concerto.