A Guide to the Latin American Art Song Repertoire

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A reference guide to the vast array of art song literature and composersfrom Latin America, this book introduces the music of Latin America from a singer'sperspective and provides a basis for research into the songs of this richly musicalarea of the world. The book is divided by country into 22 chapters, with eachchapter containing an introductory essay on the music of the region, a catalog ofart songs for that country, and a list of publishers. Some chapters includeinformation on additional sources. Singers and teachers may use descriptiveannotations (language, poet) or pedagogical annotations (range, tessitura) todetermine which pieces are appropriate for their voices or programming needs, orthose of their students. The guide will be a valuable resource for vocalists andresearchers, however familiar they may be with this glorious repertoire.