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This book, the first critical anthology and the first to offer a musicological effort that contextualizes the genre in Latin America, belongs in the library of everyone who studies, performs, or loves the art song genre. Also belongs in the library of Universities and Conservatories.
The book begins with an introductory study that discusses the art song genre and the genre's birth and development in Latin America. The book also contains notes about the songs in the anthology and a biography of their composers. The song texts are in Spanish and Portuguese. Read a review published at the Journal of Singing
Lexington Press, December, 2018
Taking as a thread the concept of national identity, this book elucidates the sound transformations that have taken place in the world of the Latin American art song since its appearance in the late nineteenth century to the present day. The book focuses in the art songs of Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and Colombia.
The book also addresses the subject of performance practice of the Latin American song and ends with a proposal for its interpretation. To buy it go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498581622
in this beautifully edited book, you find the song cycle Alquimia written by Bolivian composer Agustin Fernandez for the Barcelona Festival of Song 2006. Besides the sheet music the book provides an introductory study that contextualizes the works, the composer´s biography, and the poems. The study is presented in Spanish and in English.
Mundo Arts Publication MA011, New York, Second edition, June 2019
Second edition Revised 2019. In this beautifully edited book, you find 17 art songs for voice and piano by the Colombian composer Jaime León (1921-2015). The book has an introductory study that contextualizes the composer and the poets. It also provides a diction guide, translation of the poems into English and their phonetic transcription. The study is presented in Spanish and English. The author is Dr. Patricia Caicedo, a soprano and musicologist specializing in the Latin American and Iberian art song repertoire. She has recorded the songs and worked along with the composer for many years. Caicedo is the author of several books about the Iberian and Latin American art song and the director of the Barcelona Festival of Song, a summer program dedicated to the study of the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Iberian art song in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese. Read a review published at the Journal of Singing.
Complete songs for voice and piano by Argentinean female composer Irma Urteaga. The Book provides an introductory study in English and in Spanish talking about the composer, her songs and the Latin American art song genre. It also provides sheet music.
Mundo Arts Publication MA010, Barcelona. Second Edition, January, 2019
In this beautifully edited book, you find 16 art songs for voice and piano written by the Colombian composer Jaime León (1921-2015). Besides having the sheet music, the book has an introductory study that contextualizes the composer and the poets. It also provides a diction guide, translation of the poems into English and their phonetic transcription. The study is presented in Spanish and English. The book is the second edition, revised in 2019. The author is Dr. Patricia Caicedo, a soprano and musicologist specializing in the Latin American and Iberian art song repertoire. She has recorded the songs and worked along with the composer for many years. She is the founder and director of the Barcelona Festival of Song, a summer program of history and interpretation dedicated to the study of the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Iberian art song repertoire.. Read a review published at the Journal of Singing.
Los sonidos de las naciones imaginas, un ensayo en el que se analiza los procesos de construcción de identidad nacional latinoamericanos en el contexto del nacionalismo musical. En su trabajo busca dilucidar las transformaciones sonoras que han tomado lugar en el mundo de la canción artística latinoamericana desde su aparición a finales del siglo XIX hasta nuestros días.
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Amb veu de dona (with a women voice) is a CD dedicated to the art songs of Catalan women composers. Click on the image to see complete track list.
The art songs of Jaime León stand as some of the most beautiful art songs written in Latin-America during the last century. Soprano Patricia Caicedo, a true expert in León's music interprets his music with tenderness, passion & delicacy. In this CD you will find 23 of his songs.
Although in recent years there has been significant progress for women composers, there is still a lot to do to promote and appreciate women's creative work. For this reason, we decided to record a CD entirely devoted to works written by Latin American and Iberian female authors, some of whom are active at the present time. The selected composers belong to different generations and exhibit very different and interesting styles. Among the included composers are the Argentine Lía Cimaglia (Buenos Aires, 1906-1998), a remarkable pianist, pedagogue and composer; Celia Torrá (Conception de Uruguay, 1899-1962), a virtuoso violinist, composer and pedagogue; as well as pianist and composer Irma Urteaga (1929). From Cuba, we include works of the composer and pedagogue Gisela Hernández (1912-1971) and from Brazil, the songs of Babi de Oliveira (1903-1993) and Kilza Setti (1932*). We also feature works by the Mexican composer Maria Grever (1885-1951) and the Catalans Carlota Garriga (1937*) and Anna Cazurra (1965*). To see complete track list click on the image.
"A mi ciudad nativa - To My Native City" Art Songs of Latin America Volume II. (2006), is a compilation of 28 songs by Latin American composers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, México, Perú and Venezuela. Most of the songs are first time recorded. Available on itunes and CDBABY. Read a Review Published at the Latin-American Music Review
De Catalunya vinc... offers an essential journey into understanding Catalan culture, history, and sensibility in which the art song serves as a mirror in which society and its values are reflected at different points in history. Songs by Enric Morera (1865-1942), Jaume Pahissa (1880-1969), Eduard Toldrà (1895-1962), Frederic Mompou (1893-1987) and Carlota Garriga (1937).
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Lied: Art Songs of Latin-America Vol.1
Lied: Art Songs of Latin America (2001)is a compilation of 25 of the most beautiful Latin American art songs, works inspired by German lieder and written by 20th century Latin American composers for piano and voice works by Ginastera, Guastavino, Estevez, Ovalle, León, Ponce, Morales Pino, Calvo and Obradors, some of them recorded for the first time on this CD, are a thorough review of the complexities of Latin American sensitivities and musical expression. Available of itunes, Amazon, itunes
