The Choral Music of Latin America: A Guide to Compositions and Research

by Suzanne Spicer Tiemstra

Overview

The first general reference work on Latin American choral music, this research guide catalogs composers and their works from 1550 to the present. It provides bio-bibliographical and stylistic information about composers and detailed information about specific works, including choral and instrumental requirements, and duration and source information such as publishers, manuscripts, locations, and recordings. In addition to the main catalog, the volume offers a brief history of music in Latin America emphasizing choral music; a guide to research in the field; bibliographies of literature on the subject, of biographies, and of periodicals; and a discography with library holdings. Useful appendixes list music publishers and recording companies of Latin American classical music; scholars, research institutions, and schools of music in the United States with a special interest in Latin American music; scholars, research institutions, and schools of music in Latin America; and music archives in Latin America.

A comprehensive research tool for Latin American choral music, this volume will also serve scholars and researchers as a basic guide to sources for Latin American classical music. Both scholarly and practical, it will be valuable for choruses, orchestras, and other performing groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313282089
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/19/1992
Series:	Music Reference Collection , #36
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

SUZANNE SPICER TIEMSTRA is the founder and director of the Grand Rapids Cantata Choir and an instructor of music at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has served as music director of several large churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. She is currently working on a doctorate in musical arts at Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Preface
OCLC Library Symbols
Brief History of Art Music in Latin America Practical Guide to Research
Catalogue of Composers and Works
Coded Information Sources
Anthologies and Collections of Music
Series of Music
Music Publishers
Selected Discography
Recording Companies
Music Archives
Biographical Bibliography
Periodicals
Appendices
Selected General Bibliography
Scholars, Organizations, and Schools with Special Interest in Latin American Studies

Editorial Reviews

Provides bio-bibliographical and stylistic information about composers and detailed information about specific works, including choral and instrumental requirements, and duration and source information. In addition, the volume offers a brief history of music in Latin America emphasizing choral music; a guide to research in the field; bibliographies of literature on the subject, of biographies, and of periodicals; and a discography with library holdings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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