Spanish Art Song Resource Guide
The following list of Hispanic composers of songs provides reference material for singers taking part
in the Opera Buffs Artists of the Future competition who wish to include a song from Latin America
or Spain. This list of song composers also may be referenced for song recitals that could introduce
the public and the singers to the wealth of song repertoire from Latin America.
CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARRIBEAN COMPOSERS
.1. Songs of Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes (Cuba)
Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes (1874–1944) was a Cuban composer who wrote approximately 200 songs. His
work is a cornerstone of the Cuban vocal repertoire, blending classical European styles with traditional
Cuban rhythms like the habanera and canción.
Source material: Performance Guide to the Songs of Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes - University of Miami
DMA Dissertation by Rebecca Henriques, 2014. rebeccahenriques.com Sánchez de Fuentes wrote
approximately 200 songs in his lifetime. His compositional style has proven to be appropriate for singers of
all levels. Due to lack of accessibility, his music is not as well-known as other Spanish language composers.
This study includes a historical overview of the political relationship between the United States and Cuba
and the history and development of Cuban music. The overview traces events relevant to Sánchez de
Fuentes’ music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_S%C3%A1nchez_de_Fuentes About the composer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyZAoLkZMnM&list=RDEM8d4RjvWT2q3Bmo9XSKxbWQ&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StFI5pnDPNs&list=RDEM8d4RjvWT2q3Bmo9XSKxbWQ&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y07u-QHi6Nw&list=PLeCBzEFBFMpwhFlpdSkC-xQO15GneQ8Pf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xdU79eYCkM&list=PLeCBzEFBFMpwhFlpdSkC-xQO15GneQ8Pf&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvuVYbd65-4&list=PLeCBzEFBFMpwhFlpdSkC-xQO15GneQ8Pf&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Jil93sWNw&list=PLeCBzEFBFMpwhFlpdSkC-xQO15GneQ8Pf&index=7
.2. Songs of Ernesto Lecuona (Cuba)
Ernesto Lecuona (1896–1963), often called the "Gershwin of Cuba," composed over 400 songs that define
the Cuban soul. His style famously bridges the gap between virtuosic piano music and popular song. Ernesto
Lecuona lived 1895-1963.
Sheet Music: collection of 33 songs of Lecuona for voice and piano, including original arrangements and
Spanish versions, published by E.B. Marks and available at online retailers like Barnes &
Noble and Amazon.com. https:// www.musicnotes.com/sheet-music/style/classical/art-
song?gad_source=2&gad_campaignid=22273304332&gclid=CjwKCAjw49vEBhAVEiwADnMbbHuzk8ViNapa9
4MSo-X2g-22sBeVY8-MW9IQFTAus-4zD_LIZqH4AxoCdDAQAvD_BwE .
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Lecuona .
https://www.songhall.org/profiles/ernesto-lecuona gives biography.
Hal Leonard is a major publisher and distributor of Ernesto Lecuona's music, particularly through its E.B.
Marks Music catalog. The company offers numerous collections and individual sheet music titles for his
works, including many popular songs and piano pieces.
https://www.halleonard.com/menu/6825/eb-marks-music?dt=item#products
https://www.halleonard.com/product/147663/songs-of-ernesto-lecuona 33 songs, available on Amazon
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The Ernesto Lecuona Foundation promotes the advancement of the arts in Miami and Florida. Rene
Hernandez, director. Address: 2450 Tequesta Lane, Miami, FL, 33133, Phone Number: (305) 856-7520.
The Ernesto Lecuona Foundation is primarily a grantmaking and cultural organization dedicated to
advancing the arts in Miami and throughout Florida.
Recording by Thomas Tirino: Widely considered the definitive interpreter of Lecuona’s piano and vocal
works; his 5-CD set on the BIS Records label are world-renowned.
The primary print publisher for Ernesto Lecuona's musical works is the Edward B. Marks Music Company,
with print distribution handled by Hal Leonard.
.3. Song of María Teresa Vera (Cuba)
María Teresa Vera (1895–1965) is often called the "Mother of Cuban Song," she was a dominant force in the
1930s. She traveled extensively to New York City starting as early as 1918 to record hundreds of works
for RCA Victor. She formed the Sexteto Occidente in 1925 with Miguel García as first voice, clavé and
Director (because he knew most about music), Ignacio Piñeiro on double bass, Julio Torres Biart on tres,
Manuel Reinoso on bongo and Francisco Sánchez on maracas. In 1926, she famously brought her
group, Sexteto Occidente, to New York to record. Her most legendary composition is the bolero Veinte
Años. The 1925–1926 New York recording sessions provide an acoustic blueprint of how rural eastern Cuban
son transformed into the refined, urban son habanera style. Scholars analyze the texture of the tracks to
study early instrumentation. Her repertoire of over 140 recorded works spanned trova, son, bolero, and
guaracha.
Biogtaphy: Calderon, Jorge 1983. Maria Teresa Vera. La Habana.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Teresa_Vera
https://blackpast.org/global-african-history/maria-teresa-vera-1895-1965/ about her.
https://www.cubanculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MA-TERESA-
VERA_English_Transcript.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjx5tCTmLps&list=PLEGzCiQbawvAbViDOdPo7_vxYJCO6k_vs
Sobre Una Tumba Una Rumba et all, from an album of songs by Maria Teres Vera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbAHFMZd_p4&list=RD7z1Z7_vjZ3o&index=2
EGREM (Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales): As the official state musical archive of Cuba,
EGREM retains control over the original foundational tape archives, domestic mechanical rights, and cultural
score distribution for her entire catalog (including her historic works alongside Lorenzo Hierrezuelo).
.4. Songs of Isolina Carrillo (Cuba)
Isolina Carrillo (1907–1996): A prolific composer and pianist who gained massive fame in the 1930s and
1940s. She is best known for the world-famous bolero "Dos Gardenias", written in 1945. Isolina Carrillo's
compositional output encompasses over 200 works, predominantly in the genres of bolero, guaracha, and
son, reflecting her deep immersion in Cuban popular music traditions.[16] Her pieces often fuse her
classical piano training with rhythmic elements of Afro-Cuban and Caribbean influences, creating melodies
that balance lyrical elegance with infectious danceable grooves. Although she was a staple of the Cuban
music scene and her songs were international hits, she is often associated with the foundation of
the Conjunto Siboney (which Celia Cruz later joined) rather than a permanent move to New York. She led
the all-female septet Las Trovadoras del Cayo in 1933 and the Conjunto Siboney in 1940. The group Las
Trovadoras del Cayo broke gender boundaries in the male-dominated Cuban son and trova movements of
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the era, paving the way for future women's ensembles in traditional Cuban music. She is credited with
composing at least 13 songs, though her broader career as a pianist and accompanist at the Cuban Institute
of Radio and Television involved a high volume of musical.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolina_Carrillo#
https://www.lahabana.gob.cu/post_detalles/en/10828/isolina-carrillo
https://grokipedia.com/page/isolina_carrillo bio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z1Z7_vjZ3o&list=RD7z1Z7_vjZ3o&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSfT4l0Vc1E&list=RDRSfT4l0Vc1E&start_radio=1 Dos Gardenias
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzPAiTTVbgg&list=RDHzPAiTTVbgg&start_radio=1 Cuba Que Linda Eres
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dos_gardenias
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z1Z7_vjZ3o&list=RD7z1Z7_vjZ3o&start_radio=1 Dos Gardenias
"Dos Gardenias" was published and copyrighted by Peer International Corp. in New York on October 20,
1948.
.5. Songs of Daniel Catán (Mexico)
Daniel Catán (1949–2011) is best known for his lush, Neo-Romantic operas, but his songs—often extracted
from his stage works or written as standalone art songs—are celebrated for their "butterfly-wing" delicacy
and Spanish lyricism. While Daniel Catán is primarily celebrated for his five completed operas, his output of
independent art songs is relatively modest, consisting of approximately 10 to 12 core works for solo voice
and piano. The majority of these belong to specific sets or were originally written for non-operatic dramatic
projects:
• “Giovanni’s Aria” (1983-1989)
• “Contristada” (1991)
• “Del Destino” (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toYE0xAztfE&list=RDtoYE0xAztfE&start_radio=1
• “Duet Act I (Now that I Have Found You)” (1992-1993)
• “Comprendo” (1992-1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGcZxODWBMs&list=RDCGcZxODWBMs&start_radio=1
• “Nothing can go Wrong” (1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i4w6xgAD80&list=RD7i4w6xgAD80&start_radio=1
• “Song (When I am dead)” (1992-1993)
• “There were days” (1992-1993)
• “Trust, Antonieta...” (1992-1993)
• “You that think love...” (1992-1993)
• “Hail the World’s Soul and Mine!” (Undated)
Source material: Most of Catán's vocal scores and arias are published by G. Schirmer/Wise Music Classical.
https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=00745#:~:text='Curriculum'%20contains%20
a%20biographical%20sketch,to%20Salsipuedes%20and%20other%20works. Collection of Papers of Daniel
Catán at the Harry Ransom Library, University of Texas.
Music by Daniel Catán is published by Associated Music Publishers, which is part of Wise Music Classical.
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.6. Songs of Salvador Moreno (Mexico)
Salvador Moreno (1916–1999) wrote art songs that often harken back to historical Mexican narratives and
the Spanish colonial era. His compositions showcase a highly poetic and evocative harmonic style for voice
and piano. Moreno's opera Severino (1961), with a libretto by Joao Cabral de Melo Neto, marked the debut
of tenor Placido Domingo at the Liceu Theater in Barcelona (1966). Soprano Victoria de los Ángeles has often
included his songs in Nahuatl — with texts by José Ma Bonilla — in her recitals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Moreno_Manzano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F_MhyAEQBs&list=RD-F_MhyAEQBs&start_radio=1 Verlaine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Geis9GFQg4 Verlaine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQnbm05Zi4c&list=RDNQnbm05Zi4c&start_radio=1 Olvido
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsfAVi2EsUk&list=RDNsfAVi2EsUk&start_radio=1 Alba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PGAAV_S0hI&list=RD_PGAAV_S0hI&start_radio=1
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM): In 1954, UNAM issued the landmark first collection of
his vocal works under the title Primera Antología. This remains a foundational printed source for his widely
performed vocal settings [1]; or historical archival prints via the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA) in
Mexico.
.7. Songs of Consuelo Velázquez (Mexico)
Consuelo Velázquez Torres (1916, in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known
as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous
Mexican ballads such as "Bésame mucho", "Amar y vivir", and "Cachito".[Her best- known piece is the iconic
song "Bésame mucho", which she composed in the Cuban music genre bolero in 1932 when she was 16
years old. This piece gained Velázquez the most recognition and brought the most pleasure to her. As a
composer her legacy has been more well known. Her first compositions, "No me pidas nunca", "Pasional"
and "Déjame quererte", were from the genre "naturaleza romántica", which emphasizes nature's beauty
and strength. Consuelo Velázquez was a prolific Mexican composer who wrote dozens of songs, with some
sources listing up to 96 songs in her discography, including numerous Latin standards. Youtube has dozens
of videos of Besame mucho, but unfortunately has no videos of her other songs. In 1977 the concert pianist
also received the Award of Peace of the United Nations, together with her colleague the teacher Ramon
Inclan Aguilar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consuelo_Vel%C3%A1zquez
https://www.aso.org/artists/detail/consuelo-velazquez
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-26-me-valazquez26-story.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY0fuEfBmD4&list=RDMY0fuEfBmD4&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UhSJoySalM&list=RDEMRMnE4EE-kDQsma0rcYLOYA&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLC4_jIa4j0&list=RDFLC4_jIa4j0&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnD9xQOD8g&list=RD7z1Z7_vjZ3o&index=4
Global Rights Administration: peermusic III, Ltd. manages her extensive catalog, including the iconic
masterpiece "Bésame Mucho". They oversee licensing, mechanical rights, and performance royalties
worldwide.
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.8. Songs of Dolores “Lola” Castegnaro (Costa Rica)
Dolores “Lola” Castegnaro, (1900 –1979) was a Costa Rican conductor, composer and music educator. She
was born in San José, Costa Rica, and studied music with her father, Italian-born composer Alvise
Castegnaro. She continued her studies at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan and the Academia Filarmonica
in Bologna. After completing her studies, she returned to Costa Rica in 1941 where she arranged for radio
broadcasts of her work and conducted opera. She later moved to Mexico and took a teaching position at the
Academia de Canto de Fanny Anitùa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Castegnaro
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=20769
https://www.sinabi.go.cr/biblioteca%20digital/fonoteca/musica%20academica/dolores%20castegnaro/Dolo
res%20Castegnaro.aspx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrJmmCyAvvs&list=RDqrJmmCyAvvs&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLjnc_Hb7LQ&list=RDDLjnc_Hb7LQ&start_radio=1 for piano solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok3GikO5wgg piano solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzGVaHYEXuo&list=RDSzGVaHYEXuo&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7UmJMPzDvQ&list=RDb7UmJMPzDvQ&start_radio=1
Her compositions do not belong to a single mainstream commercial pop catalog. Because she operated in
the classical art song, operetta, and salon traditions, her sheet music and rights are primarily managed and
preserved by academic institutions, regional state heritage editors, and historical archives. The primary
modern printed source for her music is the Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica. Her famous vocal
compositions, such as "La Casita," are compiled and published under their multi-volume Antología de
canciones costarricenses, edited by musicologist Zamira Barquero.
.9. Songs of Maria del Refugio "Cuquita" Ponce (Mexico)
María del Refugio Ponce Cuéllar (1880 - 1956), better known as Cuquita Ponce, was a Mexican
pianist and composer. Her career as a pianist was very prolific, touring extensively
throughout Mexico and the United States, where she presented her own compositions and those of her
brother, Manuel M. Ponce. She distinguished herself as a concert pianist on several radio stations,
performing at the inauguration of XELG in León, Guanajuato, and had her own program on
XERO in Aguascalientes, where she presented her own works and those of other artists weekly. While her
total surviving musical archive consists of 38 cataloged compositions and over 200 manuscript sources, the
vast majority of her output consists of solo piano pieces. Her vocal contributions represent a highly
specific portion of her creative legacy. According to the musicological research compiled by scholar Jorge
Barrón Corvera, María del Refugio Ponce composed 10 documented songs for voice and piano.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_del_Refugio_Ponce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWN4a64uKVI discussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BYWzHsBurc&list=RD3BYWzHsBurc&start_radio=1 Remembranzas
Some music and scores by María del Refugio "Cuquita" Ponce were published by early-20th-century
Mexican publishing houses including Enrique Munguía, De la Peña Gil Hermanos, and the Casa Editorial
para el Músico Mexicano, while other works appeared via Ricordi Americana.
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.10. Songs of Manuel Ponce (Mexico)
Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (1882–1948) was a foundational Mexican composer who elevated folk
melodies into art music. His most famous song is the 1912 serenade "Estrellita". He is renowned for his Tres
canciones populares mexicanas (ca. 1925–1926) and for creating stylized piano and guitar arrangements of
traditional Mexican songs. He wrote 25 songs and arranged many more folk songs, which are listed in the
Wikipedia. He is the brother of María del Refugio "Cuquita" Ponce Cuéllar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Ponce lists his many songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eEssR2fvlE&list=RD4eEssR2fvlE&start_radio=1&t=39s 40 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbrLIe_l390&list=RDLbrLIe_l390&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbrLIe_l390&list=RDLbrLIe_l390&index=1
Music by Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar has been published by several prominent publishing houses and
organizations, most notably Schott Music (B. Schott's Söhne).
.11. Songs of Angela Peralta (Mexico)
Ángela Peralta (1845–1883), known as the "Mexican Nightingale" (Ruiseñor Mexicano), was a renowned
19th-century soprano, composer, and pianist. She had already sung to acclaim in major European opera
houses by the age of 20. Although primarily known for her singing, she was also a composer as well as an
accomplished pianist and harpist. In 1875, she published an "Album musical" featuring several of her own
compositions, which included waltzes, romances, and polkas. "Loin de toi" (Far from You): A notable "waltz
for singing" featuring coloratura, often performed in recordings of her musical album. composed several
works, with a notable collection of her songs and piano pieces published in the Album musical de Angela
Peralta, published in Mexico in 1875 by Julián Montiel y Duarte. [1, 2]opera
An opera has been written about her life: Ángela, o El Ruiseñor Mexicano, Composed by Roger Bourland,
and premiered in 2013, this full-length opera explores the soaring highs of Peralta's international vocal
career juxtaposed against her deeply tragic personal life. Academic dissertations, such as Opera in
contention: social conflict in late nineteenth-century Mexico City (University of North Carolina), explore
Peralta's dual identity as a touring singer and composer. These studies detail how she utilized publishing her
own sheet music to navigate societal discourses surrounding femininity, performance, and financial
autonomy in the Porfirian era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngela_Peralta
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/who-was-angela-peralta-the-mexican-nightingale/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGQpGm2TJsw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQdFN0NLLTc
https://issuu.com/muphiepsilon/docs/trianglefall_2022_web/s/17639321
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1zCu6q5d4Y 2-hour video on Angela Peralta and her music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dWJPhkT02Q&t=23s bio of Angela Peralta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_npw2mMKoU&list=RDl_npw2mMKoU&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlrP4ZGWOc&list=RDl_npw2mMKoU&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkfUPQIBFKU&list=RDPkfUPQIBFKU&start_radio=1 El Deseo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grOLIA0ez5E&list=RDGMEM8h-ASY4B42jYeBhBnqb3-
wVMNw6SArr7zCc&index=4 Ponce Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G9eTyBsamY&list=RD1G9eTyBsamY&start_radio=1 recital 31 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkfUPQIBFKU El Deseo
Julián Montiel y Duarte published music by Ángela Peralta, releasing her collection Álbum Musical in 1875.
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Album musical de Angela Peralta : Peralta, Ángela, 1845-1883 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming :
Internet Archive
.12. Songs of Rafael Hernández Marín (Puerto Rico)
Rafael Hernández Marín (1892–1965) is a paramount Puerto Rican composer, having authored hundreds of
popular Latin American songs, including "Lamento Borincano" and "El Cumbanchero". Rafael Hernández
Marín composed over 3,000 songs and musical works during his prolific career, spanning genres like bolero,
guaracha, and canción. Known as "El Jibarito," he is a seminal figure in Puerto Rican music, famous for
classics like "Lamento Borincano," "Capullito de Alhelí," and "El Cumbanchero". His work is deeply
embedded in Puerto Rican culture, and his compositions continue to be performed worldwide. Hernández's
works include "Ahora seremos felices" (Now, We Will Be Happy), "Campanitas de cristal" (Crystal Bells),
"Capullito de Alhelí,” "Culpable" (Guilty), "El Cumbanchero" (also known as "Rockfort
Rock" or "Comanchero" (sic) to reggae aficionados), "Ese soy yo" (That's Me), "Perfume de Gardenias"
(Gardenia's Perfume), "Silencio" (Silence), and "Tú no comprendes" (You Don't Understand), among 3,000
others. Many of his compositions were strongly based on Cuban musical idioms, such as the guaracha's
"Cachita" and "Buchipluma na' ma,” which were often mistaken as songs by Cuban authors. His music
became an important part of Puerto Rican culture. Global Rights Administration: peermusic III, Ltd. manages
the extensive publishing rights and sync licensing for Hernández's catalog.
https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Rafael_Hern%C3%A1ndez/27684
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Mar%C3%ADn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LAFKQprIJs&list=PLFrGK6GXUOTL1XBvG3KvPGfSRIulcmrPF et seq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIITB-q0wpQ&list=PLFrGK6GXUOTL1XBvG3KvPGfSRIulcmrPF&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHRHAv8UB_4&list=PLFrGK6GXUOTL1XBvG3KvPGfSRIulcmrPF&index=8
.13. Songs of Noel Estrada (Puerto Rico)
Noel Estrada (1918–1979): Famous for composing the iconic bolero "En mi Viejo San Juan" in 1942, which
has been recorded over 1,000 times. Estrada, born in Isabela, Puerto Rico, is celebrated for his contribution
to Puerto Rican music through emotional boleros that often focus on love, patriotism, and longing. His work,
particularly "En Mi Viejo San Juan," has been performed by numerous artists in various languages and
musical styles, including salsa. According to his own personal estimates, the Puerto Rican composer Noel
Estrada composed around 650 songs. While he was an incredibly prolific songwriter, the vast majority of his
extensive catalog remains unpublished or obscure. Only a few dozen of his vocal compositions achieved
widespread commercial recognition and public visibility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEBCWoz3Teg documentary 6 minutes
Noel Estrada Suárez – EnciclopediaPR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Estrada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1xFysZ7-cA&list=PLgJo_MLGaG22ZUyhx5BOywRSwIiBdBg1B et seq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX8_GIlplEg En Mi Viejo San Juan
.14. Songs of Gonzalo Brenes (Panama)
Gonzalo Brenes (1907–2003) was a prominent Panamanian composer, educator, and musicologist known for
documenting and composing folk-inspired music, most notably in his 1955 collection Tonadas del Trópico
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Niño. His works, often featuring piano and young voices, include popular educational pieces like "Lindas
Estrellitas," "Matita de Arroz," and "Cantan las cigarras". Many of his songs are considered staples in
Panamanian school music education, bridging folk traditions with formal education, as shown in videos by
groups like La maestra que canta. He was known for his work collecting and publishing Panamanian folk
music. His compositions blended Panamanian folk songs with European classical music. He served a term in
the National Assembly of Panama, and 1953-1960 he was Panama's Secretary of Culture. He taught at several
institutions in Panama, including serving as the Advisory Director of Panama's National Institute of Music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Brenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nX6fv6C3RM&list=RD9nX6fv6C3RM&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnMc20GghA&list=RDbYnMc20GghA&start_radio=1
https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/met-panama/news/2018/05/15/tribute-to-gonzalo-brenes
Gonzalo Brenes self-published or released his major educational song collections, such as Tonadas del trópico
niño (1955), locally in Panama City rather than through a major international commercial music publishing
house. The University of Panama maintains catalogs of his surviving musical works.
.15. Songs of Compay Segundo (Cuba)
Compay Segundo (born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz) (1907-2003) was a legendary Cuban musician,
composer. He gained worldwide fame as a core member of the Buena Vista Social Club, writing some of the
most celebrated standards in traditional son cubano history. [1, 2] Composed the group's signature anthem
"Chan Chan," as well as tracks like "Se Fue Tu Amor" and "Amor de Loca Juventud". Compay Segundo also
invented the armónico, a seven-stringed guitar-like instrument, to fill the harmonic jump between the
Spanish guitar and the tres.[1]
In the 1950s he became well known as the second voice and tres player in Los
Compadres, a duo he formed with Lorenzo Hierrezuelo in 1947. He wrote 88 songs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compay_Segundo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1iBsgOfez4&list=RDP1iBsgOfez4&start_radio=1 83 minute film
https://genius.com/artists/Compay-segundo/songs
https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/buena-vista-social-club-lost-and-found-previously-unreleased-march-
24-2015-02-03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzf_9cxd4NM full film, Buena Vista Social Club.
Music by Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz (better known as Compay Segundo) has been published and
administered by several entities, most notably Editora Musical de Cuba (EMC) and Warner Chappell Music
(including Warner Chappell Music Spain).
.16. Songs of Myrta Blanca Silva Oliveros (Puerto Rico)
Myrta Blanca Silva Oliveros (1927-1987) better known as Myrta Silva, was a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and
television producer who was known affectionately as "La Gorda de Oro". Silva was working in a cabaret when she
was discovered and offered a 10-year contract by RCA. In the late 1930s, she met the Puerto
Rican composer Rafael Hernández, who convinced her to join his Cuarteto Victoria.[11] Myrta traveled with the
group all over Latin-America. Silva had become an international singing star and was known as "The Queen of the
Guaracha" by her fans in Latin America. From 1949 to 1950, she was the lead singer in the popular Cuban
ensemble, La Sonora Matancera, at the same time continuing to compose. She received a good deal of
recognition for her groups' performances throughout Latin America. In Argentina, she was named the "best-
selling artist" in that country. In 1950, she was proclaimed by the Cuban government "The Most Popular Artist."
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biographical accounts note that she wrote and composed "dozens of songs" over her career, including famous
standards like "Qué Sabes Tú" and "Chencha la Gambá.
Notable Compositions
• "Cuando Vuelvas" (1941): Her first recorded composition.
• "En Mi Soledad" (1942): A major hit across Latin America.
• "Qué Sabes Tú" (1962–1964): One of her most enduring and widely covered signature standards.
• "Puerto Rico del Alma": An iconic homage to her homeland. [1, 2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrta_Silva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuRaJh0OuqE&list=RDEMZp6XlTmKBsaaKRXa293AMQ&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRLiYMKG-G8&list=RDEMZp6XlTmKBsaaKRXa293AMQ&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Sw2gGVCuU&list=PLc_QJvzBNyqpEiJugp1M4HWtblfWR5vzc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAqFpdlbCyA&list=PLc_QJvzBNyqpEiJugp1M4HWtblfWR5vzc&index=4
Myrta Silva's music and recordings were published and distributed by several prominent Latin and major
international record labels throughout her career, most notably Tico Records, Musicor Records, Ansonia
Records, and Oro Records.
.17. Songs of Maria Grever (Mexico)
Maria Grever (1885–1951) was a prolific Mexican composer who wrote hundreds of popular songs, blending
Latin American styles with romantic melodies, including the international hits "What a Diff'rence a Day
Made" (Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado), "Júrame," and "Ti-Pi-Tin". She was a trailblazing songwriter, with her
music featured in films and performed by numerous artists worldwide. in 1920, she began work as a film
composer for Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox studios. Joining ASCAP in 1935, her chief musical
collaborators included Stanley Adams and Irving Caesar. Grever once said: "I had to leave my country, and
now in New York, I am interested in Jazz and Modern Rhythms, but above all, in Mexican Music, which I long
to present to the American people. I am afraid they don't know much about it. It is music worth spreading;
there is such a cultural richness in Mexican Music (its Hispanic and indigenous origins and how they mix)
where melody and rhythm merge. It is my wish and yearning to present the native rhythms and tunes (of
Mexico) from a real perspective, but with the necessary flexibility to appeal to the universal audience.”
Grever composed several hundred songs, including for films.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Grever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI2jgWFVnMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVJN9k1JWYc&t=180s documentary about Marie Grever 25 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTvL6o16648 Three Songs,
https://www.latinousa.org/2022/03/18/mariagrever/ Latino USA NPR program.
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/composers/6455--
grever?srsltid=AfmBOoop7L37UsdKCgGa52B8wSai9Wn-cMwTR4XgJgMhwRMLzQuHOI4f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsWdUIjfOpg&list=RDTsWdUIjfOpg&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5oI2ktgPc&list=RDTsWdUIjfOpg&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKvwyvypKMc&list=RDNKvwyvypKMc&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOz92prBu3o&list=RDTsWdUIjfOpg&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVfQnpjhOQk&list=RDTsWdUIjfOpg&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evo-rTCdIZk&list=RDTsWdUIjfOpg&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evo-rTCdIZk&list=RDGMEM8h-ASY4B42jYeBhBnqb3-
wVMNw6SArr7zCc&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYN4Tq4NRb4&list=RDIYN4Tq4NRb4&start_radio=1
Hispanic Song Composers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs0oRFDIVPs&list=RDvs0oRFDIVPs&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQgj0qRPX4c&list=RDYzRo8PyMZM4&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckZ-2FYJQo&list=RDBNrVk77B1y0&index=2 Muñequita linda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKvwyvypKMc&list=RDGMEM8h-ASY4B42jYeBhBnqb3-
wVMNw6SArr7zCc&index=2 with orchestra
Music by Mexican composer María Grever was published by several major music publishing houses during
her lifetime and posthumously, including Leo Feist Inc., Peer International Corporation, and her family's own
enterprise, Grever Music Publishing (later Grever International).
.18. Songs of Federico Ibarra Groth (Mexico)
Federico Ibarra Groth, (born 1946); as a prominent contemporary classical and operatic composer, his vocal
output is organized into comprehensive art song sets, chamber vocal cycles (such as his Tres canciones sobre
poemas de García Lorca and Seis mélodies), choral pieces, and major stage works like his eight operas. [1, 2,]
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Ibarra_Groth
Federico Ibarra Groth list of his publications
https://federicoibarra.com/bio.html
https://federicoibarra.com/bio.html#:~:text=Federico%20Ibarra%20Groth%20was%20born,Nacional%20de
%20M%C3%BAsica%20at%20UNAM. Biography
https://music.unm.edu/unm-music-department-welcomes-one-of-mexicos-most-prominent-composers-
federico-ibarra-groth/ Univ of New Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LR_i-n9DAI&list=RD-LR_i-n9DAI&index=1 Canción Arcaica para Niños
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25Ci8zHIZA&list=RD-LR_i-n9DAI&index=2 instrumental L'Arpeggiata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv3As4on_jE&list=RDGv3As4on_jE&start_radio=1 Clair de Lune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ua4-SCGyQ CINCO CANCIONES DE LA NOCHE (1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LR_i-n9DAI&list=RD-LR_i-n9DAI&start_radio=1 Dos canciones para
soprano y piano (1985).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XopboAqlCYk&list=RDXopboAqlCYk&start_radio=1 C'est l'extase
langoureux, 2nd song in the cycle Seis Melodias sobre Poemas de Verlaine (2000-2003).
Music by Mexican composer Federico Ibarra Groth has been published primarily by Ediciones Mexicanas de
Música, A.C. (EMM), an organization founded in 1947 by Rodolfo Halffter where Ibarra Groth has also
served as president. This includes Dos canciones para soprano y piano (1985).
.19. Songs of Agustín Lara (Mexico)
Agustín Lara, (1897-1970) was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recognized as one of
the most popular songwriters of his era. His 1958 bolero album Rosa has been rated as one of the top 25 albums in
the history of Latin American music. Outside the Spanish speaking world, his most famous songs
are Granada, Solamente Una Vez (You Belong to My Heart) and Piensa en mí, which have both been recorded by
numerous international singers, including Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza, and José Carreras.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Lara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Agust%C3%ADn_Lara Mexican film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUzmR9JnqfI 1959 Mexican film La Vida de Agustin Lara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ULHnCIyUYc&list=PLct9QMohBmwQcFS6q8HL1JTiJedYobxaY 53 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhuVHY4Ppw0&list=PLct9QMohBmwQcFS6q8HL1JTiJedYobxaY&index=2
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBAAttfXoXA&list=RDYBAAttfXoXA&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQeGLk4nGus&list=RDL6ys8v8R8qQ&index=2 song Granada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC5DgemdwvE&list=RDAC5DgemdwvE&start_radio=1 2 hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tx3z2_gsRY&list=RD5Tx3z2_gsRY&start_radio=1 3 hours
The musical catalog and songs of Mexican composer Agustín Lara are primarily published and represented globally
by the independent music publisher peermusic (including its classical division, Peermusic Classical), alongside
historical Mexican publishing affiliates like PHAM (Promotora Hispano Americana de Música) and EMMI (Editorial
Mexicana de Música Internacional).
.20. Songs of Salvador Moreno (Mexico)
Salvador Moreno (1916–1999) wrote art songs that often harken back to historical Mexican narratives and
the Spanish colonial era. His compositions showcase a highly poetic and evocative harmonic style for voice
and piano. Moreno's opera Severino (1961), with a libretto by Joao Cabral de Melo Neto, marked the debut
of tenor Placido Domingo at the Liceu Theater in Barcelona (1966). Soprano Victoria de los Ángeles has often
included his songs in Nahuatl — with texts by José Ma Bonilla — in her recitals. . Moreno is known to have
composed around 15 to 20 vocal songs, but he is specifically recognized for a few highly curated, historically
rich song cycles, including Canciones Aztecas (or Cuatro Canciones Aztecas), A famous 4-part song cycle
written in the Nahuatl Indigenous language.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Moreno_Manzano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F_MhyAEQBs&list=RD-F_MhyAEQBs&start_radio=1 Verlaine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Geis9GFQg4 Verlaine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQnbm05Zi4c&list=RDNQnbm05Zi4c&start_radio=1 Olvido
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsfAVi2EsUk&list=RDNsfAVi2EsUk&start_radio=1 Alba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PGAAV_S0hI&list=RD_PGAAV_S0hI&start_radio=1
.21. Songs of Rafael Coello Ramos (Honduras)
Rafael Coello Ramos (1877– 1967) was the founder of Orquesta Verdi. "Al Pino" "A Gutemberg" "Duelo
Nacional "Ave Maria" "Vexilla Regis" "Populeus Meus" "Pater mi". Among his compositions are numerous
songs and national anthems, and he also made versions of several international songs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Coello_Ramos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzMIvbpvHwI biography of composer
https://redhonduras.hn/en/biography/biography-rafael-coello-ramos/ has list of his compositions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-ui7J-I4TU&list=RDS-ui7J-I4TU&start_radio=1
https://redhonduras.hn/en/culture/lyrics-and-music-of-the-pino-hymn/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr5_cQQ7BgE&list=RDlr5_cQQ7BgE&start_radio=1 Hymn to the Pine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=excUYYPmt3s&list=RDexcUYYPmt3s&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njkGvkhMFXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srKgE_m-Tao&list=RDsrKgE_m-Tao&start_radio=1
Official state printing houses and educational publishers in Honduras, such as the Tipografía Nacional
(National Typography) in Tegucigalpa, published early editions of sheet music and patriotic hymns by Rafael
Coello Ramos.
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22. Songs of Manuel de Adalid y Gamero (Honduras)
Manuel de Adalid y Gamero (1872–1947): A conductor and composer who wrote art songs and vocal settings, such
as Voces de la tarde (Canción de cuna) and Sobre la alta sierra. He composed mainly musical miniatures, such as
waltzes, mazurkas, and polkas. Later in his life he became a citizen of the United States. Most of the musical works
of Manuel de Adalid y Gamero were self-published in manuscript or autograph scores rather than through a
traditional commercial publishing house. His papers, including much music in autograph score, may today be found
at Tulane University in its Latin American Library.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_de_Adalid_y_Gamero
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_author_texts.html?AuthorId=20966
https://libguides.utk.edu/c.php?g=1017284&p=7369174
=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&docid=alma9916635640102311
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE6evOSRvs4&list=RDZE6evOSRvs4&start_radio=1 with violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keK_R4LmbrE&list=RDkeK_R4LmbrE&start_radio=1 voices de la tarde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKOys-GM8dA&list=RDtKOys-GM8dA&start_radio=1
.23. Songs of Gabriela Lena Frank (United States)
Gabriela Lena Frank (born 1972) is an American-born composer of Peruvian-Jewish descent whose vocal and
chamber works frequently integrate Latin American themes and Spanish-language texts. Her father is
of Lithuanian Jewish heritage and her mother is Peruvian, of Chinese descent. She grew up in Berkeley,
California. Frank's work often draws on her multicultural background, especially her mother's Peruvian
heritage. In many of her compositions, she elicits the sounds of Latin American instruments such as
Peruvian pan flute or charango guitar, although the works are typically scored for Western classical
instruments. Gabriela Lena Frank is a member of the Silk Road Ensemble under the direction of cellist Yo Yo
Ma. Her composition Ritmos Anchinos appears on the Silk Road Ensemble's album Off the Map. She has
written the opera El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego) (2022).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriela_Lena_Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUwbwNYLBJA interview with composer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46PMHPBvDLI conversation with Frank about her composing style.
Her vocal works include:
• Cuatro Canciones Andinas for mezzo-soprano and piano, drawing heavily on Andean folk influences.
(1999)
• New Andean Songs (2008): Scored for soprano, mezzo-soprano, two percussionists, and two pianos.
https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/36166/New-Andean-Songs--Gabriela-Lena-Frank/ in
Spanish, 21 minutes. The poems utilized in New Andean Songs are quite old, stemming from the
Inca era.
• Seven Armenian Songs (2013): Composed for soprano, percussion, and solo violin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRoDMpuiK-M&list=RDeRoDMpuiK-M&start_radio=1
• Honey (2013): written for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and piano, with text by Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright Nilo Cruz. https://soundcloud.com/songfest-429373235/honey-by-gabriela-lena-frank
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• El último sueño de Frida y Diego (2022): An opera centered on artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
https://ondemand.metopera.org/performance/detail/db7fabb0-2de2-50bb-b658-48a81cbe4734
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlgIWQT64H4 about the opera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmu8PraoR6Y about San Diego Opera production
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNEb-FLhnk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhcIb1UU2vE interview with the composer. No video of full
opera is available
Gabriela Lena Frank is exclusively published by G. Schirmer, Inc., which is part of Wise Music Classical.
.24. Songs of Robert Xavier Rodríguez (United States)
Robert Xavier Rodríguez (born 1946) is an American composer known for merging diverse genres, including
vocal and operatic works utilizing Spanish poetry. Rodríguez received his early musical education in his
native San Antonio and in Austin (University of Texas at Austin), Los Angeles (University of Southern
California). Rodríguez has served as Composer-in-Residence with the San Antonio Symphony (1996–99) and
the Dallas Symphony (1982, Meet the Composer Orchestra Residency Program). He currently holds the
Endowed Chair of University Professor of Music at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has written seven
operas, including Frida (1991, rev. 93). He composed Six Songs of E.E. Cummings were written for his
goddaughter Rebecca Duren, soprano, with original version (2008) was for soprano and marimba.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Xavier_Rodriguez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhCdAPftWug scene from his opera Frieda
25. Songs of Silvio Rodríguez (Cuba)
Silvio Rodríguez (born 1946) is widely considered as Cuba's best folk singer and arguably one of Latin
America's greatest singer-songwriters.[2] Known for his intellectual, highly eloquent and symbolic lyrics, his
songs are iconic elements of Latin American left-leaning popular culture. Many of his songs have become
classics in Latin American music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Rodr%C3%ADguez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3quFCVY6Ug&list=RDu3quFCVY6Ug&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBZJ54xrRHs&list=RDCBZJ54xrRHs&start_radio=1 ten songs
Silvio Rodríguez - Ángel para un final - Villa Lugano - 30-05-15 - YouTube
Silvio Rodriguez-Al final de este viaje (Disco) - YouTube
.26. Songs of Jesús Castillo (Guatemala)
Jesús Castillo Monterroso (1877–1946) was a classical composer who extensively researched and integrated
indigenous Mayan musical themes into his artistic and vocal works. He is the older brother of
composer Ricardo Castillo. He was the first musician to collect a sizable amount of Guatemalan folk music,
which he later used in works such as his opera Quiché Vinak, as well as overtures and symphonic poems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Castillo_(composer)
https://www.scribd.com/document/926529281/Jesus-Castillo-Monterroso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw-mPcY4uFQ full opera
Hispanic Song Composers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw-mPcY4uFQ&list=RDCw-mPcY4uFQ&start_radio=1&t=1320s opera Pueblo K’iche’.
Music by Jesús Castillo was published by the Pan-American Union in Washington, D.C.
.27. Songs of María Mendoza de Baratta (El Salvador)
María Mendoza de Baratta (1890–1978) also known by the pseudonym Yara Maya, was a prominent
ethnomusicologist and composer who styled indigenous Salvadoran themes into classical/artistic vocal and
piano configurations. [1, 2] Baratta published the first ethnomusicological study of indigenous music of El
Salvador. Between 1926 and 1938 Baratta engaged in an active performing career; she also represented the
country at various folkloric congresses. She composed a handful of works during her career, only a few of
which were published; they include the ballet El Teocalli, Canto al Sol, Ofrenda de la Elegida, Los
Tecomatillos, Nahualismo, Procesión Hierática, Danza del Incienso, and El Cancionero de la jarra verde. Most
of her 14 musical pieces and various stylizations remain in manuscript or archival form, though some
institutional recordings and localized editions exist through Salvadoran cultural agencies. María Mendoza de
Baratta composed vocal and choral works, embedding them deeply into her mission to preserve and stylize
Salvadoran Indigenous folklore. Her vocal output primarily bridges the gap between raw ethnomusicological
field research and classical art song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_de_Baratta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTJIQGOP-qA&list=RDBTJIQGOP-qA&start_radio=1 Nahualismo, for piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6L5qxjR_Uk instrumental
.28. Songs of Nicolás Aceves Núñez (Panama)
Nicolás Aceves Núñez (born 1955) is noted for traditional vocal and instrumental forms like the pasillo and
cumbia, Style: Highly unique blend of "light-classical" structures layered with foundational folkloric genres
like cumbia, pasillo, tamborito, and danzón. [1, 2, 3]
https://launiversidad.up.ac.pa/node/3783
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aOkqkVNN2M 27 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dis3yOd30IM&list=RDdis3yOd30IM&start_radio=1
.29. Songs of Mario de Jesus (Dominican Republic)
Mario de Jesús Báez (1924-2008) was a celebrated Dominican songwriter and composer best known for his
romantic boleros. He initially worked as a journalist and entertainment chronicler before moving to New
York in 1946 and later settling in Mexico in 1959. He composed timeless Latin standards like "Y..." and
"Ayúdame, Dios mío," which were famously performed by legendary artists such as Javier Solís, Vicente
Fernández, Eydie Gormé, and Luis Miguel. He founded publishing firms including Editorial Musical
Latinoamericana (EMLASA) to support Mexican and Latin American music. In 1995 he received the ASCAP
award for the most outstanding regional Mexican composition “Ni con la vida te pago”, performed
by Vicente Fernández .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGzcGtkvdE8 about the composer
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_de_Jes%C3%BAs_B%C3%A1ez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVBfg66eJjw&list=RDJVBfg66eJjw&start_radio=1 YA LA PAGARAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GRv2f4QtQ&list=RDS_GRv2f4QtQ&start_radio=1 1-hour
Hispanic Song Composers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZVyFoOEMGw&list=RD8ZVyFoOEMGw&start_radio=1 “Y”
SOUTH AMERICAN COMPOSERS IN SPANISH
.1. Songs of Carlos Guastavino (Argentina)
Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) is known for his lyrical melodies and evocative settings of Argentine
poetry, including "La rosa y el sauce" and "Se equivocó la paloma". He wrote 160 published songs and
perhaps several hundred that are unpublished. His production amounted to over 500 works, most of them
songs for piano and voice, many still unpublished. His style was quite conservative, always tonal and
lushly romantic. His compositions were clearly influenced by Argentine folk music. His reputation was based
almost entirely on his songs, and Guastavino has sometimes been called "the Schubert of the Pampas".
Carlos Guastavino - Wikipedia
Source material: PhD Dissertation on songs of Carlos Guastavino, Univ. of Texas, by Jonathan Lance Kulp,
2001. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/91eccc36-824e-47b6-812e-
10172c4e57c6/content
About Jonathan Lance Kulp: https://louisiana.edu/directory/people/jonathan-kulp (Possible consultant)
https://search.lib.asu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=PC&vid=01ASU_INST:01ASU&search_scope=MyI
nst_and_CI&tab=Everything&docid=cdi_proquest_journals_304327110 DMA Dissertation by Deborah
Wagner, 1997: An Annotated Bibliography of Guastavino’s Solo Works.
Dr. Silvina Mansilla is the author of three books dedicated to Carlos Guastavino
Guastavino Song Cycles 23 songs, 57 minutes. Letizia Calandra (soprano), Marcos Madrigal (piano).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM3CjPMtoi8&t=2440s The life and songs of Carlos Guastavino, 1 hour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoMW9t59w4w 24 minutes songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoKD12osELo&list=RD_5F_S0WjKl0&index=2 La rosa y el sauce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5F_S0WjKl0&list=RD_5F_S0WjKl0&start_radio=1 chorus of Carlos Vilo
.2. Songs of Irma Urteaga (Argentina)
Irma Urteaga (1929–2022) is renowned for her art songs for voice and piano, often organized into cycles
that explore themes of dreams, solitude, and shadow. Her complete works for voice and piano are published
by Mundo Arts. While she composed over 100 works in total—including orchestral pieces, chamber music,
and operas—her specific contribution to the "art song" genre is contained in the definitive collection.
https://www.amazon.com/Argentinean-Art-Song-Urteaga-Complete/dp/0981720471 Art Songs scores
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx02vseMvfY&list=RDRx02vseMvfY&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S292cIQWZu0&list=RDS292cIQWZu0&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeIxUMvtrbg&list=RDeeIxUMvtrbg&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgxW35ZhI0E&list=RDAgxW35ZhI0E&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNsTCfHeHeA&list=RDcNsTCfHeHeA&start_radio=1
The Argentinian Art Song: Irma Urteaga Complete Works for Voice and Piano,
edited by Patricia Caicedo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8CuKGVeKoQ complete of book of Urteaga’s songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIjam6ME8MU instrumental work, trio for violin, horn and piano
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Publisher and licensing: info@mundoarts.com
https://www.mundoarts.com/en/books/p/argentineanartsong?srsltid=AfmBOoofk5Uy7qyX1Bxn5G
nULkjWqsNfnTKPZ7WOJzQhi8_QnKjxvARo
.3. Songs of Alberto Williams (Argentina)
Alberto Williams (1862–1952) was a foundational figure in Argentine classical music, known for blending
European techniques with local folk rhythms. While he wrote symphonies and chamber music, his "songs"
often refer to his vocal cycles or folk-inspired piano pieces.
Prominent Vocal & Song Cycles
• Canciones Incaicas (Incaic Songs), Op. 45: His most famous song cycle, which includes the widely
performed Vidalita, as well as Quena and Yaraví.
• Canciones Incásicas, Op. 57: A separate set of songs including Canción de Otoño, Las Semillas del
Cardo, and Al Caer la Tarde.
• Canciones Pasionales, Op. 83: A collection of eight songs for voice and piano, featuring titles
like Barcarola, Incendio, and La mirada de mi china.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw_KkPO5KiU ; Vidalita, Op 45 #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk4POutAuuk ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLxYQNhzKNA
Resources: https://open.spotify.com/album/1wXg8MNM1fILsgcWotZeJm#
https://genius.com/artists/Alberto-williams/songs List of songs.
Alberto Williams self-published the majority of his own compositions and pedagogical works through his
own publishing house and firm, La Quena. He also worked with contemporary regional and European
publishers during his lifetime, including Gurina y Cía in Buenos Aires and select overseas houses like Editions
Hamelle / Alphonse Leduc. Because he died in 1952 and his works are largely in the public domain.
.4. Songs of Emma Wachter Ortiz (Chile)
Emma Wachter de Ortiz (1891–1975) was a Chilean composer and soprano, recognized as a significant
figure in early 20th-century Chilean art song. She is noted for composing music for her own instrument,
bridging the tradition of performers who compose, similar to Isidora Zégers. Her most prominent body of
work centers on the poetry of the legendary Chilean Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral. Her collection Cantos
del amor mistraliano (Songs of Mistralian Love) seamlessly merges the deep, melancholic, and maternal
themes of Mistral's poetry with late-Romantic art song structures.
https://antologiadelacancion.uahurtado.cl/ema-ortiz/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me6UfVf6R-g Rocio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPDiH6paHjU&list=RDPPDiH6paHjU&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ncJcTmnt4&list=RDt2ncJcTmnt4&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6hUchnY5U
Her art songs and vocal works (such as her settings of Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral) were not tied to a
commercial pop music publisher; instead, her manuscript scores and compositions are preserved and
featured through academic and heritage entities like the Revista Musical Chilena at the University of Chile
and the Antología de la Canción de Arte Chilena.
Emma Ortiz – Antologia de la Canción de Arte Chilena. For sheet music,
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.5. Songs of Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina)
Osvaldo Golijov (b 1960) wrote songs and vocal works, often featuring soprano Dawn Upshaw, with a blend
Argentine tango, Jewish liturgical music, and classical traditions, creating a deeply emotional, genre-bending
sound. Key vocal works include the song cycle Ayre (2004), Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra (2002),
and the 80-minute cycle Falling Out of Time (2019-2020). Golijov’s compositions reflect his upbringing in
Argentina, incorporating Latin American sensibilities, Jewish Klezmer/liturgical elements, and the nuevo
tango of Astor Piazzolla. Osvaldo Golijov has written several notable intimate chamber works that
combine the rich textures of a string quartet with the human voice or a sacred vocal soloist.
Tenebrae (2002): Scored for soprano, clarinet, and string quartet. It was inspired by contrasting views of
the Earth as a peaceful blue dot from space versus witnessing renewed violence in the Middle East. [1, 2]
Drag Down the Sky (2016): Written for baritone and string quartet. It sets text from Conor McPherson
and Chapter 3 of the Book of Job, exploring the heavy grief and fateful burden of Agamemnon before
sacrificing his daughter. [1, 2]
K'vakarat (1994): Composed for string quartet and a traditional Jewish cantor (voice), featured on the
Kronos Quartet's album Night Prayers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoRY9hXeOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcqle-pniLs&list=RDlcqle-pniLs&start_radio=1
Three Songs for Soprano -- Night of the Flying Horses (2002), by Osvaldo Golijov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoRY9hXeOA&list=RD1eoRY9hXeOA&start_radio=1
https://www.milkenarchive.org/artists/view/osvaldo-golijov
https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/pieces/4273/three-songs-for-soprano-and-orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1VWpFdRZsc Interview with Golijov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTPcYRmVNPg&list=RDHTPcYRmVNPg&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG3yRw3UNKI&list=RDiG3yRw3UNKI&start_radio=1 Dawn Upshaw
How Slow the Wind (2001), by Osvaldo Golijov. Written for soprano and string quartet, exploring themes of
grief and memory. Golijov weaves together two short poems by Emily Dickinson: "How slow the
wind" and "How south the wind." The poems use the shifting direction of the wind as a metaphor for the
transition from life to the afterlife. It is characterized by a "pulsing" rhythmic figure that suggests a
heartbeat or a ticking clock, creating a sense of suspended time. The vocal line is lyrical and soaring, typical
of Golijov’s frequent collaborator, Dawn Upshaw.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIW8GKmWqFM&list=RDaIW8GKmWqFM&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sugENuiBX44&list=RDsugENuiBX44&start_radio=1 12 min. 2 songs,
Osvaldo Golijov's primary publisher is Boosey & Hawkes (including works under Hendon Music).
.6. Songs of Modesta Bor (Venezuela)
Modesta Bor (1926–1998) was a prominent Venezuelan composer and educator known for integrating
Venezuelan folk elements with modernist techniques. Her vocal works, often highlighting social issues, include
the Tríptico sobre poesía cubana, Tres canciones para mezzo soprano, and numerous children's songs. Early
work was deeply rooted in Venezuelan folklore, while later compositions adopted atonal serialism. Her art
songs are notable for their sophisticated harmony and neo-classical techniques, as explored in scholarly works
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like the DMA dissertation by Nicholas Edward Miguel (2018) from the University of Iowa. See
https://iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outputs/doctoral/The-art-songs-of-Modesta-Bor/9983776966702771
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxAdwqVHEys&list=RDrxAdwqVHEys&start_radio=1 3 songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-x4I-Dp-_Q&list=RDR-x4I-Dp-_Q&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sffEPepL7CQ&list=RDsffEPepL7CQ&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb__N5-dVn0&list=RDhb__N5-dVn0&start_radio=1 Guitarra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grOLIA0ez5E&list=RDgrOLIA0ez5E&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5o9Yz4ulnk&list=RDA5o9Yz4ulnk&start_radio=1 Cancion de Cuna, Guitarra
.7. Songs of Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez (March 28, 1897 – April 25, 1948), also known as Becho, was a Uruguayan
musician, composer and journalist. The most famous classic tango of all times is "La Cumparsita", written by
Matos Rodríguez in 1916, with lyrics added later by Pascual Contursi and Enrique Pedro Maroni. Roberto
Firpo, director and pianist of the orchestra that premiered the song, added parts of his tangos "La Gaucha
Manuela" and "Curda Completa" to Matos' carnival march, resulting in "La Cumparsita". He worked with
noted lyricists such as Enrique Cadícamo, Victor Soliño, and Fernán Silva Valdés.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Matos_Rodr%C3%ADguez
Key Songs and Tangos
• La Cumparsita (1916): Originally a carnival march, transformed into a tango by Roberto Firpo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdAguNMF_As as instrumental for guitar
Matos Rodriguez - La Cumparsita | @maysaniyazova - YouTube vocal rnfition
• Che papusa, oí! Che Papusa, Oí - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT1jFe0pbBY&list=RDPT1jFe0pbBY&start_radio=1
• Mocosita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5WXCb0gtKc&list=RDc5WXCb0gtKc&start_radio=1
• Yo tuve una novia
• Adiós Argentina ADIOS ARGENTINA(GERARDO MATOS RODRIGUEZ)-Orquesta Tipica Victor(1930).wmv -
YouTube
• Cuando bronca el temporal
• Son grupos Son Grupos - YouTube
• Hablame
• Pobre corazón
• Canto por no llorar
• La milonga azul
• Margarita Punzó
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzisA5-32vg&list=RDFzisA5-32vg&start_radio=1
.8. Songs of Jorge Drexler (Uruguay)
Jorge Drexler (born 1964) is an Oscar-winning Uruguayan singer-songwriter celebrated for his poetic lyrics
and a unique blend of traditional South American rhythms with modern electronics. A former ear, nose, and
throat doctor, he has become one of the most influential figures in contemporary Latin music, known for his
ability to find profound meaning in science, identity, and the everyday. Drexler is known for winning the
2005 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries,
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becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Oscar and marking the first time a Spanish-language song received
the academy award.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF83U_Wbnlw&list=RDbF83U_Wbnlw&start_radio=1 ten songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7lHAjeNro&list=RD8A7lHAjeNro&start_radio=1 motorcycle diaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkTiUOi3K9I&list=RD8A7lHAjeNro&index=2
Jorge Drexler - Movimiento (Videoclip Oficial) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5TXzAPGppc Drexler concert, 25 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2p42GASnUo TED
.9. Songs of Juan Pedro Esnaola (Argentina)
Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808 –1878) was an Argentine composer from the first half of the nineteenth century.
Esnaola cultivated most of the living genres in the Buenos Aires of his days, in a personal style based upon
Mozart, Haydn, and Rossini, but that gradually incorporated Romantic influences. Even though he frowned
away from folk songs and dances, his production is by no means a mere imitation of international trends,
and carries a seal of its own. Starting in 1833, Esnaola created salon songs and dances with increasing
frequency. Around 1835–1836, he developed a self-conscious project for the creation of "national" song
together with the poet and ideologue, Esteban Echeverría. If the collection never saw the public light, the
experience had a noticeable impact upon Esnaola's subsequent productions in the genre. His later songs
grew in length and artistic elaboration. By 1841, he had collected 48 of his songs in an unpublished
autograph collection; about ten more survive in the music notebooks that belonged to Manuelita Rosas. His
choice of poets includes Vicente López y Planes, Juan Cruz Varela, Luis Méndez, and the female poet and
feminist Rosa Guerra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pedro_Esnaola
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETDSa_2npEk&list=RDKhjiRjgOcnQ&index=2 La aroma
Selected songs in 2 volumes:
• Vol.1 River Plate Musical Romanticism. Songs by J.P. Esnaola based on poems by Esteban
Echeverría. E. Jáuregui (soprano) N. Broggini (Traumann fortepiano, originally owned by
Esnaola). Tradition, Buenos Aires, TR050412.
• Vol.2 Canciones 1833-1836; Elena López Jáuregui, soprano & Norberto Broggini, fortepiano
NB009 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptlEdmHWbF8 A Mercedes Acuña
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzSKMVtv5vA El Desvio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETDSa_2npEk&list=RDETDSa_2npEk&start_radio=1 La Aroma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBBlCguWW-U&list=RDlBBlCguWW-U&start_radio=1 Ojalá (duet)
.10. Songs of Luis Salgado (Ecuador)
Luis Humberto Salgado (1903–1977) was a prolific Ecuadorian composer who blended Ecuadorian folk
rhythms with modern, often dissonant, styles. Known for nine symphonies and numerous chamber works, his
notable compositions include "Sinfonía No1 Andina," opera "Cumandá," and "Sanjuanito Futurista". His
major works include seven symphonies, two ballets (El Amaʼno, 1947, and El Dios Tumbal, 1952), a symphonic
suite Atahualpa o El Ocaso de un imperio, and three operas, including Cumandá (1940, revised 1954), set in
the Amazon with a native theme. He taught at Quito University from 1934 to 1968. Salgado's style evolved
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from early Ecuadorian nationalism to a more experimental, 12-tone technique, often using traditional
Ecuadorian rhythms like the Sanjuanito, Yaraví, and Albazo in his symphonic works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YADxt4Wk0Ps&list=RDYADxt4Wk0Ps&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfBCa1_8iyM&list=RDgfBCa1_8iyM&start_radio=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Humberto_Salgado lists songs and vocal works.
https://www.academia.edu/47732686/Luis_H_Salgado_Un_Quijote_de_la_m%C3%BAsica book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh5unf4kArA&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_ et seq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLYgCPK_nNQ&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBjfvITgEo0&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay10CfABbzA&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu-L7nfxp0M&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3krjTvYow&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3krjTvYow&list=RDBb3krjTvYow&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94LYX4vj4p0&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfBCa1_8iyM&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-Q4ptTco4&list=PL9HbR8tZXW-I36Z7ewT7xKFHhrY86zlK_&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ClBhcwaFA
.11. Songs of Juan José Castro (Argentina)
Juan José Castro (1895–1968) was a prominent Argentine composer, conductor, and pianist known for
orchestral works, operas, and piano pieces that often blended classical structures with Argentine,
particularly tango, influences. His key works include Corales Criollos (1947–1953), Sinfonia Argentina (1934),
and the opera Bodas de Sangre (1952), with recent recordings highlighting his "Tangos Vintage". Theater
and orchestral music are the genres best represented in his catalog of compositions, but there are also
some three dozen songs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Castro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iQ2uQTCZso&list=RD1iQ2uQTCZso&start_radio=1 scene from opera
.12. Songs of Jose Maria Osorio (Venezuela)
Jose Maria Osorio (1803-1852) was a 19th-century Venezuelan composer known for composing El maestro
Rufo Zapatero (1848), which is recognized as the first Venezuelan opera buffa. A key figure in early
Venezuelan musical history, he also composed early zarzuelas. Osorio is regarded as a pioneering figure in
national musical theater, credited with authoring the first Venezuelan opera. His opera buffa, El maestro
Rufo Zapatero, premiered in 1848. Detailed research into his life is documented in the book "José María
Osorio: autor de la primera opera venezolana" by José Peñín (1985).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_in_Venezuela discusses Osorio’s opera.
https://www.scribd.com/document/948374393/history-of-music-in-venezuela-docx
https://soundcloud.com/maria-jose-osorio-299378421
https://search.lib.asu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991019055799703841&context=L&vid=01ASU_I
NST:01ASU&lang=en&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=title,exact,Serie%20
de%20investigaciones%20,AND&mode=advanced&offset=0
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.13. Songs of María Luisa Escobar (Venezuela)
María Luisa Escobar (1903-1985) was a Venezuelan musicologist, pianist, composer, and caricaturist. She
founded the Caracas Athenaeum in 1931. She also served as President of the Venezuelan Red Cross (Valencia,
1921; Caracas, 1922–23). she composed 16 pieces of musical theatre, a collaboration with poet Olga Capriles,
and the musician and composer Juan Vicente Lecuna. María Luisa Escobar composed a prolific catalog of music,
publishing over 45 vocal songs and boleros throughout her lifetime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Luisa_Escobar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xYG1BPy-U&list=RDEMeIRh6XGhClIN0MWC0mEGzQ&start_radio=1
https://www.yourclassical.org/composer/22613
.14. Songs of Florentín Giménez (Paraguay)
Florentín Giménez (1925–2021) was one of Paraguay's most prolific composers, producing over 800 musical
works across popular and symphonic genres. He composed over 600–800 popular songs, including Minas
Cué and El río de la esperanza. Giménez's work is considered a cornerstone of Paraguayan musical
nationalism, reflecting a deep commitment to preserving and elevating the country's cultural identity
through music. His vocal compositions are primarily categorized as música folclórica, utilizing traditional
Paraguayan rhythms like the guarania, polca, and galopa. Alfredo Colman, Baylor University, has
musicological expertise on Giménez.
Giménez's most celebrated and iconic songs include:
• "Así canta mi patria" (Thus My Country Sings) – Often cited as one of his most representative works.
• "Ka'aguype" (In the Forest) – A key folk-style composition widely performed by national ensembles.
• "Muy cerca de ti" (Very Near You) – Recognized as an iconic piece within his vocal repertoire.
• "Che mborayjhu yara" – A well-known guarania featuring both lyrics and music by Giménez.
• "Canto al Paraguay" – A widely recorded canción co-written with Ben Molar.
He also wrote Juana de Lara, the first Paraguayan opera, premiered in 1987. And, he composed thirteen
Paraguayan zarzuelas and music for various plays and films.
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identity/100C56F6B3CD727AF9138C176CD21541
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florent%C3%ADn_Gim%C3%A9nez
https://grokipedia.com/page/Florentin_Gimenez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkNnMA-fyYA&list=RDfkNnMA-fyYA&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flfcWmAy8AM
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identity/100C56F6B3CD727AF9138C176CD21541
paraguaya-i-a-liturgical-celebration-through-the-lens-of-musical-nationalism
https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/530/3/Paraguay%20Modern%20and%20Contemporary%20Perf
ormance%20Practice.pdf
.15. Songs of Guarania of Paraguay.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaran%C3%AD_people
Guarania is a genre of music created in Paraguay by musician José Asunción Flores (1904-1972) in
1925, with the purpose of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people. This is accomplished by the
slow and melancholic rhythms and melodies used in the songs. Since its creation, the Guarania became the
biggest musical phenomenon of Paraguay in the 20th century thanks to songs such as Jejuí (the first
guarania), Kerasy, India and Arribeño Resay, which generated an immediate acceptance. The best known
Guarania songs are Recuerdos de Ypakaraí, Ne rendápe aju, Mis noches sin ti, Panambí Vera,
and Paraguaýpe. Jose Flores wrote at least 20 songs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarania_(music)
https://www.musicaparaguaya.org.py/flores/flores2000.html
https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/paraguay/the-rise-of-the-guarania-a-musical-style-that-is-
paraguays-own-4321/
https://asunciontimes.com/culture/paraguayan-history/the-sound-of-paraguays-soul-100-years-of-
guarania/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Asunci%C3%B3n_Flores
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qet3hmbnirM&list=RDqet3hmbnirM&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UMcbhKZFsU&list=RD8UMcbhKZFsU&start_radio=1 46 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hLJQIaZQfg Paraguay concert with orchestra, one hour
.16. Songs of Carlos Sosa (Paraguay)
Carlos Sosa Melgarejo (1926-1990) was a celebrated Paraguayan poet, composer, musician, and singer.
Widely known as “El ruiseñor del Paraguay” (The Nightingale of Paraguay), he is famous for composing the
celebrated guarania "Mi Retorno" and the song "Neporã che Paraguay", which won the National Music Prize
in 2003. He wrote over 120 vocal songs and folk compositions. Before dedicating himself to singing, he was
also a theater entertainer and actor. Then, very soon, he distinguished himself as a singer and began to gain
fame in the music world. Several of his works are his own, both lyrics and music, and were disseminated
throughout the world by great Paraguayan musicians, among them Luis Alberto del Paraná.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Sosa_Melgarejo
https://www.portalguarani.com/1340_carlos_sosa_melgarejo__.html biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UMcbhKZFsU&list=RD8UMcbhKZFsU&start_radio=1&t=325s Tierra
de amor, by Carlos Sosa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuCgc450HLw&list=RDXuCgc450HLw&start_radio=1 Te vuelvo a encontrar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6gVB5jlLA&list=RDoA6gVB5jlLA&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzxCeRhcGcw&list=RDFzxCeRhcGcw&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlSVpCFq-p0&list=RDFzxCeRhcGcw&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAALSEauYXg&list=RDJAALSEauYXg&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idu9KJ9ZGzY&list=RDJAALSEauYXg&index=2
The songs Carlos Sosa Melgarejo (known as "El Ruiseñor del Paraguay") are cataloged and administered
through Autores Paraguayos Asociados (APA), the national society for authors and composers in Paraguay.
Specific historical recordings and releases of his works were published by regional labels and publishers like
Discos Cerro Corá and Libre Record.
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.17. Songs of José Asunción Flores (Paraguay)
José Agustín Flores (1904-1972), known artistically as José Asunción Flores, was a
Paraguayan composer and creator of the musical genre called Guarania. It adopted the name "Asunción" in
reference to the Paraguayan capital. He officially created the Guarania genre in 1925, composing timeless
anthems like "India" and "Mburukuyá". In 1924, after a series of experiments on melodic and rhythmic
structures based on traditional motifs, including "Mba'érepa reikuaase", he began the process of creating a
new musical genre, which he called "guarania". This style was characterized by slow tempos, expressive
accentuation and a marked lyrical charge, oriented to the aesthetic representation of the Paraguayan
imaginary and sensibility. On July 24, 1944, his work "India" was declared a "national song" by the
Paraguayan government. During his stay in Argentina, he also ventured into classical music, composing a set
of symphonic works. He also recorded part of his production in Moscow, in collaboration with performers
and directors from the Soviet Union. Jose Flores wrote at least 20 songs.
José Asunción Flores - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=993n488ayFo documentary, in Spanish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fKV1nHDxbw&list=RD4fKV1nHDxbw&start_radio=1 India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkh6zKqQf6k&list=RDEMd7todq34DR_0f0ZEl3ZvUA&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkh6zKqQf6k&list=RD-Lka0nSPdJI&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NoTCwzowAU&list=RDEMd7todq34DR_0f0ZEl3ZvUA&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkh6zKqQf6k&list=RDEMd7todq34DR_0f0ZEl3ZvUA&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbJZ2HlBNrY&list=RDWbJZ2HlBNrY&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lka0nSPdJI&list=RD-Lka0nSPdJI&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbRfOnztmZg&list=RD-Lka0nSPdJI&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw6SArr7zCc&list=RDGMEM8h-ASY4B42jYeBhBnqb3-
wVMNw6SArr7zCc&start_radio=1 an orchestral piece
The musical works of José Asunción Flores (creator of the guarania) are largely administered and represented
collectively via copyright management societies like APA (Autores Paraguayos Asociados) in Paraguay and
internationally through organizations such as SADAIC (Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores).
.18. Songs of Atahualpa Yupanqui (Argentina)
Atahualpa Yupanqui (born Héctor Roberto Chavero Aramburu) (1908-1992) wrote and recorded hundreds of
foundational Argentine folk songs. His most famous compositions include "El arriero," "Luna Tucumana," "Los ejes
de mi carreta," "Piedra y camino," and his collected adaptation of the traditional lullaby "Duerme negrito". In 1935,
Yupanqui paid his first visit to Buenos Aires; his compositions were growing in popularity, and he was invited to
perform on the radio. Shortly thereafter, he made the acquaintance of pianist Antonieta Paula Pepin Fitzpatrick,
nicknamed "Nenette", who became his lifelong companion and wife, and musical collaborator under the pseudonym
"Pablo Del Cerro". Atahualpa Yupanqui wrote and composed more than 1,300 total works (combining poems and
musical pieces), with roughly 350 to over 1,500 individual songs attributed to his legacy across his lifetime, though
many sources note that around 320 to 350 of his compositions were formally registered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atahualpa_Yupanqui
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Nenette_Pepin wife of Yupanqui
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/05/25/atahualpa-yupanqui/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOEtQ1LFaY&list=RD4XOEtQ1LFaY&start_radio=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xggfkF3DXvc&list=PLul6opQFZhMhTxmsGl4gDeAMSGUFMM_4b et seq, guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWylt4-BbmU&list=PLul6opQFZhMhTxmsGl4gDeAMSGUFMM_4b&index=2 et
seq many individual videos in this sequence featuring vocal songs with guitar.
Atahualpa Yupanqui's extensive catalog of songs does not have a single universal publisher; instead, different songs
and territories are administered by various international and regional music publishers.
Warner Chappell Music: Administers a significant portion of his works in Argentina and other regions (as
Warner/Chappell Music Argentina / Canciones Warner Bros). [1]
Universal Music Publishing Group: Manages portions of his catalog through international branches like
Universal Music Publishing MGB Spain and Universal Music Publishing SA.
.19. Songs of Jorge Villamil (Columbia)
Jorge Villamil Cordovez (1929 –2010) was a Colombian composer and songwriter, who has written more
than 190 Andean folk songs. His country geographical richness and beauty as well as a constant admiration
for the human nature are depicted on his musical work. His songs are part of Colombian history and have
been interpreted by many famous international and Colombian artists like Garzón y Collazos and Vicente
Fernández, Javier Solis, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Alejandro Fernández, and Felipe Arriaga;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Villamil lists his songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKJrzCO8XJA&list=RDEM3gVH4YQvJhxZGbcPQJpb6w&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SgTfl54Nbg&list=PLvOxfY05FJ1tIz0diLQYkWBCQh-hBD8ae&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dexevVtu2Aw&list=RDdexevVtu2Aw&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SgTfl54Nbg&list=PLvOxfY05FJ1tIz0diLQYkWBCQh-hBD8ae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_RE__psgx8&list=PLvOxfY05FJ1tIz0diLQYkWBCQh-hBD8ae&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEoAGPMpPk0&list=PLvOxfY05FJ1tIz0diLQYkWBCQh-hBD8ae&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_t12ikc0TQ&list=PLvOxfY05FJ1tIz0diLQYkWBCQh-hBD8ae&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dexevVtu2Aw&list=RDdexevVtu2Aw&start_radio=1&t=1497s
The primary publishing and licensing rights for the catalog of Colombian songwriter Jorge Villamil are
managed through SAYCO (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Colombia), with international sub-
publishing historically handled by major entities like Peer International Corp.
.20. Songs of Jaime León (Columbia)
Jaime León (1921–2015) is the definitive maestro of the Colombian Art Song. He set the works of prominent
Colombian and Latin American poets to complex, expressive melodies for voice and piano. He is widely
considered the most prominent Colombian classical art song composer. His extensive vocal and piano
repertoire set the standard for the 20th-century Colombian canción artística (classical art song). His
compositional output consisted of 50 works, thirty-two of which were art songs using texts from Colombian
poets. Notable examples include La campesina, Cancioncilla, and Aves y ensueños. His songs remain a fixture
at the Barcelona Festival of Song, with a series of concerts, lectures, and classes dedicated to León’s music.
In addition, his works have received renewed interest due to research and recordings by Colombian vocalist
and musicologist Patricia Caicedo.
Jaime Leon - Biography
Jaime León (1921-2015) · Ibero-American Centennials Project · IU Libraries Digital Exhibitions
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Jaime León - Classical Music Daily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYdRTNEL9V8&list=RDNYdRTNEL9V8&start_radio=1 CSU Long Beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjpplR_0_js&list=RDXjpplR_0_js&start_radio=1 song cycle, 17 minutes
THE COLOMBIAN ART SONG Jaime León: Analysis and compilation of his vocal works. Vol.1 (Latin American
& Spanish Vocal Music Collection) by Patricia Caicedo (Author) is available on Amazon for $72.
.21. Songs of Luis Eduardo "Lucho" Bermúdez (Columbia)
Luis Eduardo "Lucho" Bermúdez Acosta (1912 – 1994) was a legendary Colombian composer, clarinetist,
and bandleader who defined the sound of tropical Colombian music. His timeless cumbias, porros, and
gaitas are fundamental to the Latin American musical canon. His most iconic and celebrated songs include
Colombia Tierra Querida and Carmen de Bolivar. His extensive discography spans hundreds of recordings,
but these essential tracks are the best starting point for exploring his work:
• Colombia Tierra Querida: Arguably his most famous anthem, capturing the festive spirit and
geography of Colombia.
• Carmen de Bolivar: A beautifully nostalgic porro that serves as a tribute to his hometown.
• Tolú: A legendary, upbeat cumbia named after the coastal Colombian town.
• Prende la Vela: A fast-paced, traditional gaita that is a staple at traditional Colombian celebrations.
• Fiesta de Negritos: A lively and joyful tropical tune perfect for dancing.
• Coqueteando: A swinging, big-band-style porro that highlights his orchestral arrangements.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucho_Berm%C3%BAdez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBHZ3uNROY Documentary, 40 minutes
https://web.archive.org/web/20120205150101/http://www.colarte.com/recuentos/Compositores/Bermud
ezLucho/recuento.htm?nomartista=Lucho+Bermudez&idartista=13151
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDewS5wIseU&list=RDmDewS5wIseU&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pcHnvzvGO0&list=RD4pcHnvzvGO0&start_radio=1
The major global music publisher representing and administering the catalog of Luis Eduardo "Lucho"
Bermúdez is peermusic (specifically through their Latin division / peermusic Colombia).
.22. Songs of María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García (Venezuela)
Teresa Carreño (1853-1917) was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Her family relocated to New York City in part
so that Teresa could receive musical training. Carreño composed more than 70 works for piano, voice and
piano, choir, as well as orchestral and instrumental chamber works. She also composed several merengues,
a style of music that originated in the Dominican Republic. Vassar College acquired Carreño's papers in the
early 1930s and officially purchased them in 1941. In 1957 a portion of the (un-inventoried) collection was
dispersed between Vassar and the National Library in Caracas, Venezuela.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Carre%C3%B1o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Teresa_Carre%C3%B1o
Works for Voice and Piano:
• Feuillet d'Album. Lamartine. "Le livre de la vie est le libre supreme." (MS, n.d.)
• Movimento de Barcarole. "Voga, voga, la pallida luna gia rischiara." (MS, n.d.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIhrsMP5unc&list=RDCIhrsMP5unc&start_radio=1 Two songs
Teresa Carreño's completed vocal songs (her two known art songs for voice and piano) are published in a
modern edition by Cayambis Music Press edited by Robert Osborne.
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.23. Songs of Reinaldo Moya (Venezuela)
Reinaldo Moya was born in Caracas in 1984; he is a graduate of Venezuela’s El Sistema music education
system. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School with masters and doctorate degrees, studying with Samuel
Adler and Robert Beaser. Mr. Moya has taught at St. Olaf College, the Interlochen Arts Camp, and Augsburg
University in Minneapolis. Ciudad perdida (The Lost City) is an art song cycle for soprano and piano, composed
by Reinaldo Moya on texts by Adalber Salas Hernández. The piece was commissioned by Sparks in 2021.
https://www.sparksandwirycries.org/magazine/2024/10/2/explore-the-store-ciudad-perdida-by-reinaldo-
moya-6thdx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO-us1Y7Nqo&list=RDiO-us1Y7Nqo&start_radio=1 Ciudad perdida
https://www.wellesley.edu/people/reinaldo-moya
https://mnopera.org/biography/reinaldo-moya/
https://www.reinaldomoya.com/event-details/world-premiere-of-mismo-sol-by-chiarina-chamber-players
Reinaldo Moya's vocal and art song works, such as Ciudad perdida, are published by the E. C. Schirmer Music
Company (part of the ECS Publishing Group).
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LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS IN PORTUGUESE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omQPdjVQCck&list=RDomQPdjVQCck&start_radio=1 concert
of Brazilian art songs.
.1. Songs of Carlos Gomes (Brazil)
Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896) is most famous for his grand Italian-Brazilian operas. While his
standalone vocal songs are fewer than his operatic works, he composed about 40 cherished canções and
modinhas that remain staples of the Brazilian vocal repertoire. Younger than Verdi, yet older than Puccini,
Carlos Gomes achieved his first major success in a time when the Italian audiences were eager for a new
name to celebrate and Puccini had not yet officially started his career. After the successful premiere of Il
Guarany, Gomes was considered the most promising new composer. The most prominent modern U.S.
staging of Il Guarany was mounted by the Washington National Opera, with Plácido Domingo, in November
1996. Songs like "Quem sabe?" and "Conselhos" feature a Bellini-like style. They rely on a lighter vocal
texture, highly lyrical vocal phrasing, textual repetition, and characteristic final cadenzas. You can find
digital editions of Gomes's songs and other Brazilian classical works through the Musica Brasilis library.
His most notable standalone songs and vocal works include:
• Quem Sabe?! – Arguably his most famous standalone modinha (lyric song), set to poetry by Dr. F. L.
Bittencourt Sampaio.
• Suspiro d’Alma – A beautiful romantic song with text by A. Garrett.
• Mia piccirella – While this is an aria from his opera Salvator Rosa, it functions as a widely
performed, stand-alone Italian art song.
• Conselhos
• Io ti vidi
• Anália ingrata
• Addio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Gomes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl33lAt9y5o bio of Gomes
https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/lac/antonio-carlos-gomes-composer-two-worlds-xixth-century
https://songofamerica.net/composer/gomes/
Antônio Carlos Gomes · Song of America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CrFrVqOfn4&list=RD-CrFrVqOfn4&start_radio=1 Suspiro d’Alma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRX7ZGQbYmQ&list=RDcRX7ZGQbYmQ&start_radio=1 Quem Sabe?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry2NhlAU-Tw&list=RDry2NhlAU-Tw&start_radio=1 Quem Sabe?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt1E0nHfNqg&list=RDxt1E0nHfNqg&start_radio=1 Caruso, Mia piccirella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCgs66gVtV8&list=RDZCgs66gVtV8&start_radio=1 Canções 1-hour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTomUb3r1m0&list=RDEM4LX_2Mu-bi9QvjkuAmE1dQ&start_radio=1
Overture to opera O Guarani (Il Guarany) is a four-act ópera ballo composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes with an
Italian libretto by Antonio Scalvini and Carlo D'Ormeville.
The primary historical publisher for the operas and classical vocal works of Antônio Carlos Gomes is Casa
Ricordi, which now manages his catalog under Universal Music Publishing Group.
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.2. Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) was an incredibly prolific composer with over 2,000 works to his name.
While his full catalog is vast, he wrote several dozen songs specifically for voice and piano, often organized
into cycles or sets.
His output for piano and voice includes:
• Miniaturas (1912–1917): A set of 6 songs including "Viola" and "Sino de Aldeia".
• Serestas (1925–1926): A cycle of 14 songs (with two added in 1943) such as "Modinha" and "Abril".
• Canções Indígenas (1926): A set of 3 songs based on indigenous themes.
• Modinhas e Canções (1933–1943): Two albums totaling 14 songs based on Brazilian folklore.
• Other Individual Songs: He also composed various standalone pieces and smaller sets like the Three
Songs for Voice and Piano (including "A Cascavél" and "Festim pagão").
https://www.halleonard.com/search/composer/62864/heitor-villa-lobos?dt=item#products
https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about-the-music/composers/heitor-villa-lobos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnmeSFd5DmU&list=RDpnmeSFd5DmU&start_radio=1 Serestas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiKraeduScI&list=RDIiKraeduScI&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN-Asiee8mo&list=RDpN-Asiee8mo&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz4B_r2qWKo&list=RDVz4B_r2qWKo&start_radio=1 Canção do amor
The primary publishers for the songs and vocal works of Heitor Villa-Lobos are Éditions Max Eschig and
Éditions Durand (part of Durand-Salabert-eschig / Wise Music Group), alongside Associated Music
Publishers (AMP).
.3. Songs of Luciano Gallet (Brazil)
Luciano Gallet (1893-1931) was a Brazilian composer, conductor and pianist. Gallet was born in Rio de
Janeiro to a French-Brazilian father and a French mother and displayed musical talent at a young age, He
composed 20 songs.
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=4128&View=Opus
Luciano Gallet - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzRo8PyMZM4&list=RDYzRo8PyMZM4&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz2vxD8m_Wo&list=RDkz2vxD8m_Wo&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND1yz1e6dpM&list=RDkz2vxD8m_Wo&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHsirj0pC0c&list=RDkz2vxD8m_Wo&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4CcWQF2JCc&list=RDv4CcWQF2JCc&start_radio=1 Eq
Songs by the Brazilian composer Luciano Gallet (1893–1931) are in the public domain, meaning they do not
have a single exclusive modern commercial publisher, but various archival editions and contemporary
arrangements are distributed by specialized publishers. Historical/Archival Scores: Many of his original
vocal and piano works, such as Canções populares brasileiras and arrangements like A casinha pequenina,
were historically published by Rio de Janeiro houses like Carlos Wehrs and are cataloged on platforms like
IMSLP. Digital Libraries: Digital open-access scores and digital sheet music for his folk song settings and
voice-and-piano pieces are available via projects like Musica Brasilis.
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.4. Songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Brazil)
Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) is considered a great exponent of Brazilian music and one of the fathers
of bossa nova for having merged samba with cool jazz in the 1960s as a pioneer of the genre. He is also
regarded as one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim
https://www.academia.edu/98957272/The_Music_of_Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim_by_Peter_Freeman_re
view_?email_work_card=view-paper .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73hEZKnDeA&list=RDEMaSNlR4D39GSTw_9snvHBGQ&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnB1G63XvCQ&list=RDEMaSNlR4D39GSTw_9snvHBGQ&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQSGxSqzTI&list=PL95V0ejKvCf1wbLshR5LI045CXAxOV1Gh et seq (album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgDiDAWmCEM&list=RDTgDiDAWmCEM&start_radio=1 2-hour video
The primary music publisher historically associated with the catalog of Antônio Carlos Jobim is Corcovado Music
Corp., with global administration and sub-publishing handled by major companies like Universal Music
Publishing Group and printed sheet music distributed widely by Hal Leonard.
.5. Songs of Ary Barroso (Brazil)
Ary Evangelista de Resende Barroso (1903–1964) was a famous Brazilian composer, pianist, radio host, and
soccer commentator. He wrote Aquarela do Brasil in 1939, which became an international hit. Barroso's songs
were recorded by a lengthy list of artists including Carmen Miranda and João Gilberto. His 1939
composition Aquarela do Brasil, known in the English-speaking world as Brazil, was featured in the
1942 Disney film Saludos Amigos, and has gone on to become one of the 20 most recorded songs of all time. His
song Na Baixa do Sapateiro, based on a Brazilian pop tune, was included in the Disney film The Three
Caballeros and popularised as Baía.
[2] Barroso's soundtrack for movie Brazil was nominated for an Oscar in 1945.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ary_Barroso
https://daniellathompson.com/ary/lista.html diskography
modern-brazil?srsltid=AfmBOorZWJ1d0EITOMYztoCugiEj_3e48rwkfcPCuJkq8ea1WDGYLnxK
Aquarela do Brasil - Wikipedia song Brazil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1944_film) 1944 film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPyTuBLBBLc&list=RDnPyTuBLBBLc&start_radio=1 song Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BP3PxTiskY&list=RD9BP3PxTiskY&start_radio=1 Carmen Miranda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC2n-CCDkIw&list=RDtC2n-CCDkIw&start_radio=1 song Baia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6ys8v8R8qQ&list=RDL6ys8v8R8qQ&start_radio=1 song Baia.
Ary Barroso's songs (such as his famous "Aquarela do Brasil" / "Brazil") are primarily published and administered
by peermusic (specifically under Peer International Corp.). Historically, sheet music editions of his works were also
handled by Southern Music Publishing Co.
.6. Songs of Caetano Veloso (Brazil)
Caetano Veloso (born 1942) was a pioneer of the Tropicalia movement, celebrated for poetic and politically
resonant MPB anthems. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical
movement Tropicália, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s. MPB (Música Popular
Brasileira) anthems are the defining songs of Brazil's post-1964 musical revolution, blending traditional
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samba and bossa nova with rock, funk, and politically charged poetry. [1, 2] "Alegria, Alegria" by Caetano
Veloso – The 1967 manifesto of the Tropicália movement that shook the country with electric guitars and
avant-garde lyrics.
https://www.slipcue.com/music/brazil/veloso.html Caetano diskography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnjZ2pqI6Z8&list=RDEMoxzt9sxi7c2BPfdXimK5Pw&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUaIXcQh9Y&list=RDujUaIXcQh9Y&start_radio=1 Caetano live in Paris
Caetano Veloso's songs are published and administered globally through major publishing companies like
Warner Chappell Music (via Warner/Chappell Edições Musicais) and individual publishing entities associated
with his catalog like Terra Enterprises.
.7. Songs of Chico Buarque (Brazil)
Francisco "Chico" Buarque de Hollanda (born June 19, 1944) is an iconic Brazilian singer, songwriter, writer,
and playwright who shaped the foundation of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB). He grew up listening to
bossa nova legends like João Gilberto, later studying architecture at the University of São Paulo. He rose to
fame in the mid-1960s after bossa nova star Nara Leão recorded his tracks, releasing his debut LP, Chico
Buarque de Hollanda, in 1966. He faced intense government pressure during the military dictatorship,
imprisonment, and a brief period of exile in Italy in the late 1960s after writing his radical, controversial play
Roda Viva. Chico Buarque wrote a theatrical production that uses the word "opera" in its title. Premiering in
1978, it adapts plots from John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera and Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lz0_v96DiE&list=PL4sGazkNfnu0fwe16kZHAq0qgrq0ge51W Beggers
opera.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Buarque
https://americasquarterly.org/article/why-chico-buarque-deserves-a-nobel-prize/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix6D9QC8rpA&list=PLJ53QLYTgTsObC3OCK1DWuOZWluoOOqmY et
seq for 87 videos.
Chico Buarque administers his own music catalog primarily through his own publishing company, Marola
Edições Musicais, often in partnership or previously associated with major catalogs like Universal MGB.
Historical Context: Early in his career, his songs were tied to Cara Nova Editora Musical, which led to high-
profile legal disputes as he worked to regain independent control of his catalog via Marola’.
.8. Songs of Gilberto Gil (Brazil)
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his
musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the
administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Gil's musical style incorporates an eclectic range of
influences, including rock, Brazilian genres including samba, African music, and reggae. During his years in
Salvador, Gil encountered the music of songwriter Dorival Caymmi, who he says represented to him the
"beach-oriented" samba music of Salvador. Gonzaga and Caymmi were Gil's formative influences. While in
Salvador, Gil was introduced to many other styles of music, including American big band jazz and tango. In
October 1968, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso performed at Sucata club in Rio de Janeiro, with Hélio
Oiticica's poem-flag Seja marginal, seja herói displayed on stage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Gil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdMn8xzCOS0&list=RDYdMn8xzCOS0&start_radio=1 Sambas, 93 min.
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Gilberto Gil's music catalog is administered worldwide by Sony Music Publishing, which signed an exclusive
worldwide deal with him in 2021. Additionally, in early 2026, Primary Wave Music partnered with the Brazil-
based Nas Nuvens Mu.sic Group to acquire a major stake in his catalog
.9. Songs of Cartola (Brazil)
Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira) (1908-1980) was a legendary Brazilian singer and composer. His timeless
masterworks define the golden age of samba, filled with deep poetry and emotional melodies. Cartola got
his name from the hat which he used to protect his hair while laying cement in his younger years as a brick
layer. He helped to start the Estação primeira da Mangueira samba school in 1928. His work was popular
throughout the 30s. In 1974 he began to record solo albums and in 1978 held his first solo live performance
at age 70. Cartola composed, alone or with partners, more than 500 songs.
Essential Masterpieces
• O Mundo É um Moinho: A heartbreakingly beautiful and wise reflection on life, love, and
disillusionment.
• As Rosas Não Falam: His most famous romantic samba, celebrated for its poetic imagery of talking
flowers.
• Preciso Me Encontrar: A soulful, melancholic classic about wandering and the search for identity.
• Cordas de Aço: A poignant tribute to the acoustic guitar and its power to express human suffering.
[1, 2, 3]
Uplifting & Cultural Anthems
• O Sol Nascerá (A Sorrir): An optimistic anthem reminding listeners that joy always returns after a
storm.
• Alvorada: A beautiful, evocative piece capturing dawn breaking over the hills of Rio de Janeiro.
• Corra e Olhe o Céu: A comforting, melodic tune encouraging someone to look up and find hope.
• Verde Que Te Quero Rosa: A proud tribute to the green and pink colors of his beloved Mangueira
samba school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartola
https://www.songlines.co.uk/reviews/canta-cartola
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hkEzwaY754&list=RD-hkEzwaY754&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4RK4uNf2vU&list=PLVnkoLiLMTm5OK3xNgBjEG1CwBW2cwS12 et seq
Cartola's catalog is historically administered and published by major corporate publishing entities in
partnership with his estate, with print songbooks distributed by houses like Irmãos Vitale.
.10. Song Lyrics of Vinícius de Moraes (Brazil)
Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (1913-1980) was a prolific poet and lyricist who co-wrote many of
Bossa Nova's greatest standard lyrics alongside Jobim. [1, 2, 3, 4] Before transforming global music, he was
an accomplished diplomat, playwright, and published poet. [1, 2] His song "Chega de Saudade" (lyrics by
Vinícius, music by Jobim, performed by João Gilberto) is widely considered the spark that officially launched
the Bossa Nova movement in 1958. His play Orfeu da conceição (Orpheus of the Conception), a reworking of
the story of Orpheus and Eurydice set in the carnival of Rio, was adapted into the film Black Orpheus (Orfeu
Negro), which won an Academy Award in 1959 as Best Foreign Language Film. Antônio Carlos Jobim
composed the brilliant, bittersweet track "A Felicidade", which opens the film. Luiz Bonfá wrote the film's
primary themes, "Manhã de Carnaval" (Morning of Carnival) and "Samba de Orfeu"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinicius_de_Moraes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIEVzTGEsA0 film Black Orpheus.
.11. Songs of Chiquinha Gonzaga (Brazil)
Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga (1847-1935), better known as Chiquinha Gonzaga was a Brazilian
composer, pianist and the first woman conductor in Brazil. Chiquinha Gonzaga was the first pianist of
"choro" and author of the first carnival march, "Ó Abre Alas". She composed the costume operetta "A Corte
na Roça" in 1885. In 1911, her greatest success in the theater was the operetta "Forrobodó", that reached
1500 straight shows after the premiere - until today the best show of its kind in Brazil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiquinha_Gonzaga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5ntYqw8ILg Forrobodó, operetta by Chiquinha Gonzaga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99aCA29vTpM&list=PLIQpQEPcEYoXSAh12DrA4yLKosM6FBXM1 et seq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Vis7eI5xM bio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeJxvNjMtAw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VJI9bNl-w
Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga (widely known as Chiquinha Gonzaga) did not have a single exclusive
modern publisher; rather, her historical works were originally published during her lifetime (19th and early
20th centuries) by various Rio de Janeiro-based publishing houses like Artur Napoleão e Cia. and
Buschmann & Guimarães, and her vast catalog is today curated, archived, and published across multiple
modern publishers and institutional projects. ChiquinhaGonzaga.com / Instituto Cultural Chiquinha
Gonzaga: The official cultural initiative and digital archive provides extensive open-access historical scores,
manuscripts, and specialized educational sheet music collections.
.12. Songs of Alberto Nepomuceno (Brazil)
Alberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920): Often called the father of the Brazilian chamber song, he wrote
numerous expressive vocal works and strongly advocated for singing classical art songs in the Portuguese
language. In 1885, a series of songs in Portuguese by Nepomuceno was premiered at the Brazilian Musical
National Institute. The concert was intended at defying those who thought Portuguese was inappropriate
for the bel canto. As criticism poured, he embarked on a battle against newspapers and music critics. His
struggle on behalf of nationalism in classical music led him to work at the Popular Concert Association from
1896 to 1906, where he pushed for the recognition of several Brazilian composers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Nepomuceno
https://www.naxos.com/bio/person/Alberto_Nepomuceno/20134
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JkkX1iuKhg&list=PL90cLn16B6yJ8-JrVvwUUe1zvF4c7OTUw et seq. 26 videos
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Composers from Spain in Spanish
.1. Songs of Isaac Albeniz (1860 – 1909)
The complete surviving art songs of Isaac Albéniz are grouped into several key sets:
• Rimas de Bécquer (1886): A collection of six songs setting the romantic poetry of Gustavo Adolfo
Bécquer. These are written in Spanish and represent his early, deeply emotional national style.
• Seis Baladas (6 Songs, 1889): Set to prose by the Marquesa de Bolaños. Only two of these songs
(No. 2 and No. 3) have survived; the other four are unfortunately lost. [1, 2, 3]
• To Nellie (1896): A cycle of six English art songs set to poems by his patron, Francis Money-Coutts.
These salon-style songs reflect Albéniz's time living and working in London. [1]
• Quatre Mélodies (1908): Set to French texts by Armando Couturier, this late-career cycle beautifully
mirrors French impressionism.
• He also wrote at least five zarzuelas, but only one complete one survives today: San Antonio de la
Florida (1894)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Alb%C3%A9niz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Isaac_Alb%C3%A9niz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwvegqp71uY&list=RDWwvegqp71uY&start_radio=1 Rimas de Bécquer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_6T2TYisE&list=RDDV_6T2TYisE&start_radio=1 Seis Baladas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95_UPuZvocE&list=RD95_UPuZvocE&start_radio=1 May-day song, To Nellie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J4ri6PURwU&list=RD7J4ri6PURwU&start_radio=1 Counel. To Nellie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adqzJMjNucU&list=RDadqzJMjNucU&start_radio=1 Quatre Mélodies No. 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAtICDUxbdo&list=RDnAtICDUxbdo&start_radio=1 Quatre Mélodies No. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpwv5KKVORM&list=RDkpwv5KKVORM&start_radio=1 Quatre Mélodies No. 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWwSkLuKwCk&list=RDMWwSkLuKwCk&start_radio=1 Quatre Mélodies-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbUy6Bjkv7k&list=RDsbUy6Bjkv7k&start_radio=1 Quatre Mélodies (all)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSTjV4gcKZU&list=RDMSTjV4gcKZU&start_radio=1 duet, San Antonio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQMOyCNyB4&list=RDyXQMOyCNyB4&start_radio=1 Opera, Magic Opal
https://www.zarzuela.net/ref/reviews/magic-opal10_eng.htm Review of The Magic Opal (1893)
Isaac Albéniz's works are published by several major classical music publishers, including Wise Music Classical
(which handles major orchestral and catalog works via Associated Music Publishers), Universal Edition for
specific arrangements and editions, and G. Henle Verlag for authoritative piano Urtext editions.
.2. Songs of Pantaleón Enrique Joaquín Granados Campiña
Enrique Granados i Campiña (1867 –1916) was a Spanish and Catalan composer and pianist. Along with Isaac
Albéniz, Joaquin Malats and other pianists, he was part of the modern Catalan school of piano, initiated by
Pere Tintorer. Vocal compositions include:
• Petrarca, opera in 1 act (1899; incomplete)
• Picarol, drama líric in 1 act (1901)
• Follet, opera in 3 acts (1903)
• Gaziel, drama líric in 1 act (1906)
• Liliana, poema escénica in 1 act (1911)
• La Cieguecita de Betania, chamber opera in 1 act (1914)
• Opera María del Carmen (1898).
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• Cançons catalanes for voice and piano. Titles of individual songs in the collection are: "L'ocell
profeta"; "Elegia eterna"; "Cançó de gener"; "Cançó d'amor"; "Cançoneta"; "La boira".
• Colección de canciones amatorias (1915) for voice and piano. Titles of individual songs in the
collection are: "Descúbrase el pensamiento de mi secreto cuidado"; "Mañanica era"; "Llorad,
corazón, que tenéis razón 'Lloraba la niña'"; "Mira que soy niña"; "No lloréis, ojuelos"; "Iban al pinar
'Serranas de Cuenca'"; "Gracia mía".
• La maja dolorosa: A famous set of three tragic love songs from the Tonadillas.
• Goyescas, opera, (1916)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Granados
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Enrique_Granados
References: Clark, Walter Aaron (2005). Enrique Granados: Poet Of The Piano. Oxford University
Press. ISBN 0195140664.
Hess, Carol A. (1991). Enrique Granados: A Bio-Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-
36920-9.
.2.
.3. Songs of Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla y Matheu (1876-1946) attended the Real Conservatorio de Música y Declamación. He
studied piano with José Tragó, a colleague of Isaac Albéniz. In 1900 he composed his Canción para piano and
various other vocal and piano pieces.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_de_Falla
Manuel de Falla's most famous set of songs is the Siete canciones populares españolas (Seven Popular
Spanish Songs), which includes the pieces El paño moruno, Asturiana, and Nana. Completed in 1914, this
beloved cycle adapts traditional Spanish folk melodies from regions like Asturias, Aragón, and Murcia into
vibrant voice and piano pieces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siete_canciones_populares_espa%C3%B1olas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81mPRtsn0gE&list=RD81mPRtsn0gE&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq2f3bGsCkg&list=RDA5o9Yz4ulnk&index=7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81mPRtsn0gE&list=RDpN-Asiee8mo&index=4
Manuel de Falla wrote operas, most notably La vida breve, El retablo de maese Pedro, and the unfinished
Atlàntida.
• La vida breve (The Brief Life): A two-act tragic opera composed in 1905 with a libretto by Carlos
Fernández-Shaw, depicting a young gypsy woman's betrayal in Granada.
• El retablo de maese Pedro (Master Peter's Puppet Show): A one-act chamber opera for
marionettes written in 1923 based on an episode from Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote.
• Atlàntida (Atlantis): A large-scale scenic cantata/opera left unfinished at his death in 1946 and later
completed by Ernesto Halffter.
Manuel de Falla's major classical works are primarily published and represented by Wise Music Classical (via
Chester Music) and Durand Salabert Eschig (Universal Music Publishing Group).
.4. Songs of Fernando Obradors
Fernando Obradors (1897–1945) created the famous four-volume Canciones clásicas españolas, setting
classic Spanish texts with vibrant folk rhythms and lyrical grace. He is best known for the song cycle which is
volume one. One of the poems, "La casada infiel", was written by his friend Federico García Lorca. Although
he wrote many works for the theatre, including zarzuela, none have held their place in the repertoire.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Obradors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msSXF7z0Zlk&list=RDA5o9Yz4ulnk&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKVx64Onk_Q&list=RDA5o9Yz4ulnk&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1aK4l4hV6w&list=RDA5o9Yz4ulnk&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2S2HA0-xqs&list=RDA5o9Yz4ulnk&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akcOZutTKZw&list=PLIl0IkhCiMOdWk5Rsww2Jd3u4mmOr6Vys et seq
https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Obradors,%20Fernando source of scores.
A recital could pair Fernando Obradors with Garciaa Lorca.
Fernando Obradors' famous Canciones clásicas españolas were originally published by Unión Musical
Española, and modern editions are distributed by publishers like Unión Musical Ediciones (represented via
Hal Leonard) and International Music Company.
.5. Songs of Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Famed primarily as a poet, was also an accomplished musician who
arranged traditional Spanish folk and popular songs for voice and piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh-pJgBGamw Ten Songs by Garcia Lorca, 22 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lXl09stEM4&list=RD5lXl09stEM4&start_radio=1 songs with orchestra
and mezzosoprano Marina Heredia.
The famous opera about Federico García Lorca, Ainadamar, was written by the Argentinian composer
Osvaldo Golijov. The libretto was written by American playwright David Henry Hwang.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainadamar
Federico García Lorca's musical works and arrangements are represented internationally by Wise Music
Classical, with historical editions also managed by publishers like Unión Musical Ediciones and specialized
imprints.
.6. Songs of Fernando Sor
Fernando Sor (1778 –1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the late Classical era and early
Romantic era. Born in Barcelona to a fairly well-off family, he was baptized as José Fernando Macario Sors.
Best known for writing solo classical guitar music, he also composed an opera (at the age of 19), three
symphonies, guitar duos, piano music, songs, a Mass, and at least two successful ballets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Sor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyjBJnXLrXA&list=RDGyjBJnXLrXA&start_radio=1 songs for voice and
guitar, one hour.
Composer Dionisio Aguado (1784–1849) worked closely with Sor in Paris.
The leading modern publisher of Fernando Sor's music is Tecla Editions, founded and run by Dr. Brian
Jeffery. https://tecla.com/
.7. Songs of Joaquín Rodrigo
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) is celebrated for guitar-infused vocal writing. He is best known for composing
the Concierto de Aranjuez, a cornerstone of the classical guitar repertoire. He composed about 90 art songs.
His notable song cycles include Cuatro madrigales amatorios, Cuatro canciones sefardíes, and Aranjuez, ma
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pensée. Cuatro canciones sefardíes (Four Sephardic Songs) is a 1965 song cycle by Spanish composer Joaquín
Rodrigo, with traditional anonymous texts adapted by his wife, Victoria Kamhi, who spoke Ladino. Written for
voice and piano (and often performed in arrangements for voice and guitar), 8-minute piece explores Judeo-
Spanish heritage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Rodrigo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZKcRBHdh0o&list=RD1ZKcRBHdh0o&start_radio=1 Cuatro canciones
sefardíes for voice and guitar, in Ladino.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSAF7mTcWyQ&list=RDoSAF7mTcWyQ&start_radio=1 voice & guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyxjKAuuxnY&list=RDYyxjKAuuxnY&start_radio=1
https://www.joaquin-rodrigo.com/index.php/en/composer-mb
https://classical.music.apple.com/us/artist/293516
Joaquín Rodrigo composed two notable song cycles using traditional Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) texts.
Reference: Suzanne Draayer has written an analyses of Rodrigo's Spanish art songs (canciones and
villancicos), 1999. ISBN-10 : 0810836769. She is Associate Professor of Music at Winona State University in
Winona, Minnesota. Published by Scarecrow Press, this foundational text stands out as an authoritative
guide to Rodrigo’s catalog of 87 art songs. Stylistic Breakdown: Her work highlights Rodrigo's use of modal
scales, complex Spanish dance rhythms (like the jota and fandango), and his ability to draw profound
emotional depth from traditional folk melodies.
The exclusive primary music publisher for Joaquín Rodrigo is Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo, founded in 1989 by
the composer's daughter, Cecilia Rodrigo. https://www.joaquin-rodrigo.com/index.php/en/
https://www.schott-music.com/en/blog/ediciones-joaquin-rodrigo
.8. Songs of José Padilla Sánchez
José Padilla Sánchez (1889 – 1960) was a famous Spanish composer and pianist. He was best known for the
songs La Violetera and El Relicario, popularized by cuplé singer Raquel Meller, and the pasodoble Valencia. He
became famous in France as he composed songs for the Moulin Rouge, like Ça c'est Paris. La Violetera was
adapted by Charlie Chaplin for the soundtrack of City Lights (1931).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Padilla_(composer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyJI0GEVU_0&list=RDuyJI0GEVU_0&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gix5tWOf3E4&list=RDGix5tWOf3E4&start_radio=1 Valencia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0qhk15GvY&list=RDFd0qhk15GvY&start_radio=1 Valencia vocal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LId20o7cf10&list=RDFd0qhk15GvY&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIqphbZ4Ht8&list=RDmIqphbZ4Ht8&start_radio=1 several songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKLfB33GhVQ about the composer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDd5mEDM6a8 instrumental selections
The print sheet music and catalog for Spanish composer José Padilla Sánchez are primarily published by Unión
Musical Ediciones (UME) in Spain, with international administration and sub-publishing often handled by
global agencies like Peermusic.
Songs in Catalan.
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There is a rich tradition of classical vocal art songs (cançons) written in the Catalan language, featuring texts
by prominent Catalan poets set to music by renowned regional and international composers. During the
end of the Franco period, a movement known as Nova Cançó emerged. Nova Cançó singers sang in Catalan,
denouncing the official oppression of the language. The pioneering group of singer-songwriters, Els Setze
Jutges, was founded in 1961 in Barcelona and came to include several singers from Catalonia, including Joan
Manuel Serrat and Lluís Llach, as well as members from the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community. Grup
de Folk and Esquirols were other notable cançó groups.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Catalonia
Frederic Mompou (1893 –1987) Wrote the exquisite vocal cycle Combat del Somni (Struggle in the Dream),
which includes the famous song "Damunt de tu només les flors". Frederic Mompou wrote several of his
notable vocal works and art songs using Catalan texts, most famously his exquisite song cycle Combat del
somni (Dream Battle), which sets poetry by Catalan writer Josep Janés i Olivé.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Mompou
VISCA L'AMOR - Catalan Art Songs - Isaí Jess Muñoz - Bridge - 090404954825
#4 Catalan songs by Mompou & Toldrà ft. Elionor Martínez/Soprano #DrinkALittleLiedWithMe - YouTube
https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/3933/Federico-Mompou/
https://www.durand-salabert-eschig.com/en-GB/Composers/M/Mompou-Federico.aspx
Voice and piano
• L'hora grisa (1916) (The grey hour)
• Cuatro melodías (1925) (Four melodies)
• Comptines (1926–1943) (Nursery Rhymes)
• Combat del somni (1942–1948) (Dream combat)
• Cantar del alma (1951) (Soul Song)
• Canciones becquerianas (1971) (Songs after Bécquer)
Eduard Toldrà i Soler (1895–1962) composed highly lyrical art songs and cycles like La Rosa als Llavis (The
Rose on the Lips) using texts from Catalan poetry. [1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Toldr%C3%A0 provides a list of his songs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciRLzRiaAkQ&list=RDciRLzRiaAkQ&start_radio=1 La Rosa als Llavis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO3_FaqYegs&list=RDnO3_FaqYegs&start_radio=1 Text: Joan Salvat-Papasseit
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1290210
Eduard Toldrà i Soler's principal music publishers include Unión Musical Ediciones (part of Wise Music
Classical) and Clivis Publications.
Enrique Granados i Campiña (1867 –1916) was a Spanish and Catalan composer and pianist.
He also composed notable art songs and vocal works set to Catalan poetry (such as works with texts by
Apel·les Mestres, including Elegia eterna and La boira), aligning himself with the Catalan cultural renaissance
(Renaixença). Enric Granados composed several notable art songs written specifically in Catalan, frequently
collaborating with the prominent Catalan writer and poet Apel·les Mestres. Elegia eterna (Eternal Elegy):
Composed in 1914 with text by Apel·les Mestres, this is arguably his most celebrated Catalan song. It was
dedicated to the famous soprano Maria Barrientos.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh5LpAMWeE&list=RDrJh5LpAMWeE&start_radio=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Granados
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Enrique Granados i Campiña's works do not have a single exclusive publisher, but rather are published and
distributed across several major international sheet music publishing houses.
Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols (1912 – 2002) contributed significantly to the Catalan vocal repertoire,
blending local linguistic nuances with impressionistic and nationalist classical styles. He was one of the most
influential figures in Catalan music during the latter half of the 20th century. He wrote three operas, with
texts principally in Spanish. Note tha Babel is a multi-lingual opera features a libretto written by the
composer himself..
Xavier Montsalvatge wrote several notable vocal works and art songs to texts in Catalan, collaborating with
prominent Catalan poets such as Josep Carner, Joan Teixidor, and Tomàs Garcés. [1]
• Cinco canciones negras (1945) (Five black songs)
• Canciones Para Niños (1953) (Songs for Children) texts by Garcia Lorca
• Quatre rimes breus (Four Short Rhymes, 1985) – Settings of poems by Josep Carner i Puigoriol
• Intermezzo passional (1934, revised later) – Two songs set to texts by his friend and writer Joan Teixidor
• Cançó amorosa (also known as "Voldria ser mariner", 1947) – A voice-and-piano setting of a romantic
marine poem by Tomàs Garcés i Miravet
Songs with Catalan Texts:
• "Cançó amorosa" (1947) – A celebrated setting of a Catalan poem ("Voldria ser mariner") by Tomàs
Garcés i Miravet.
• "Paisatge del Montseny" (1970) – A delicate vocal setting of a text by Pere Ribot.
• "Bressoleig" (1998) – A late vocal/piano contribution utilizing Catalan verse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Montsalvatge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyyhRwzsHWc&list=RDIyyhRwzsHWc&start_radio=1 Cinco canciones
negras 11 min.
X. MONTSALVATGE: Canciones para niños Canciones Para Niños 14 min.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-9fg0gWwk&list=RDm3-9fg0gWwk&start_radio=1 Cançó amorosa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1x2sykZDE&list=RDqx1x2sykZDE&start_radio=1 Cançó amorosa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p9-HNGmGsk cinco canciones negras
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4AFev3YO5o&list=RDQ4AFev3YO5o&start_radio=1 Intermezzo passional
https://www.montsalvatgecompositor.com/fitxa_obra.php?codi=73&lang=eng
Peermusic Classical and Tritó Edicions, alongside specific works handled by Wise Music Classical and Unión
Musical Ediciones.
Vocal & Choral » Solo Vocal, Montsalvatge, Xavier (composer) | Presto Music
Peermusic Classical and Tritó Edicions, alongside specific works handled by Wise Music Classical a nd Unión
Musical Ediciones.
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References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPZGU8Jbmvw&list=RDPPZGU8Jbmvw&start_radio=1 songs by various
composers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICrqvnRxO3s Brazilian art song anthology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Colombian_songwriters List of song composers from Columbia
http://www.classicalmusicsentinel.com/collections/catalan.html Songs by Catalan Composers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAQy1_Y70JE Catalan language
https://licensing.tumimusic.com/ Tumi Music Publisher
Canciones de España: Songs of Nineteenth-Century Spain: Low Voice (Canciones de Espana: Songs Of
Nineteenth-Century Spain) by Suzanne Rhodes Draayer, 2011. ISBN-10 0810881918 . “Until now, Spain has
been neglected in the study of music history. Collections of zarzuela arias have been published, but art song
composed prior to Turina, Granados, Obradors, de Falla, and Rodrigo have remained in the archives of
Spanish libraries. This fascinating anthology, a collection of 23 songs composed by a variety of Spanish
composers born in the nineteenth century, provides an exciting opportunity to explore the gems of Spanish
vocal repertoire.”
Art Song Composers of Spain: An Encyclopedia by Suzanne Rhodes Draayer, 2009. ISBN 0810863626,
describes the wealth of vocal repertoire composed by 19th- and 20th-century Spanish song composers.
More than 90 composers are discussed in detail with complete biographies, descriptions, and examples of
the song literature, as well as comprehensive listings of stage works, books, recordings, compositions in non-
vocal genres, and vocal repertoire. The author masterfully encapsulates two centuries of politics and wars in
a well-written synopsis, and traces the concurrent development of music in particular, and the arts in
general.
Songs of Mexico (Spanish Edition) by Jerry Silverman, 2016, 89 pages, ISBN-10 : 0786601477. This songbook
contains a total of 34 songs - all in piano/vocal format with suggested guitar chords. Lyrics are in Spanish
with singable English transliterations. Titles include: Desde Mexico he venido; Cielito Lindo; Corrido de los
oprimidos; La Zandunga; Hay unos ojos; La Adelita; La Malaguena; La llorona; Deportados; El Cascabel; De
colores; and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnqOa469TuY&list=RDSnqOa469TuY&start_radio=1 Cuban songs
The Barcelona Festival of Song is dedicated to the in-depth study of the Latin American and
Iberian art song repertoire, featuring vocal works by composers from Spain, Portugal, and
across Latin America, in languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and indigenous
languages of the region.
https://www.barcelonafestivalofsong.com Barcelona Festival of Song (+34) 696 144 766
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAwcVZx2_HE 100 minutes International Day of Latin American and
Iberian Art Songs 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXO5XsVQvY Latin American and Iberian Art Songs 2026
https://www.barcelonafestivalofsong.com/repertoire application for 2027 Summer Program