Southafrica
Southafrica
Southafrica
Alberto Ginastera
Carlos Guastavino
Ariel Ramirez
Chile
Colombia
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Brazil
Colonial Period
Ecuador
2
Cuba
Haiti
Emile Desamours
Sydney Guillaume
(Sten Källman – Swiss born, who lived in Haiti)
Mexico
Carlos Chávez
Rodolfo Halffter
Ramón Noble
Jorge Cózatl
Jorge Córdoba Valencia
Peru
Venezuela
PLUS
Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Guianas, Suriname...
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B. RECOMMENDED WORKS (by composer)
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Éditions Bendita Sabedoria
Max Eschig (Blessed Wisdom)
Latin, SSATBB, a cappella, M.E. 6996
Magnificat Alleluia
Latin, alto or boy solo (or children’s chorus),
SATB and orchestra (or organ), M.E. 8234
Na Bahia tem
Portuguese, TTBB a cappella, M.E. 2312
Tantum Ergo
Latin, SATB, a cappella, CQ 9909
Pater Noster
Latin, SATB, a cappella, CQ 9906
Ave Verum
Panis Angelicus
Latin, SATB, a cappella, CQ 2000
G.Schirmer As Costureiras
(The sewing girls)
Portuguese, SSAA, a cappella, 9395
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Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca
Lawson-Gould Missa Afro-Brasileira
Latin and Portuguese, SSAATTBB, a cappella, LG. 51948
Galo Garnizé
(Garnizé, the Rooster)
Portuguese/English version, SATB, a cappella, LG. 51979
Jubiabá
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Esther Scliar
Earthsongs Lua, Lua, Lua
(Moon, moon, moon)
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Beira mar
(Seashore)
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Para Peneirar
(To sift)
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Daniel Afonso
Alliance Music Pub. Na Bahia tem
(There’s something in Bahia)
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Quando Quilariá
(When there will be light)
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella w/optional percussion
Earthsongs Samba-lelê
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Nesta Rua
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Siriri
Portuguese, SATB or TTBB, a cappella
Morena Faceira
Portuguese, SATB, a cappella
Alberto Ginastera
Theodore Presser Lamentaciones de Jeremias Propheta
Latin, SATB, a cappella
Milonguera
Phonemes, SATB, percussion, ED. 8898
Carlos Guastavino
Neil Kjos Music Co. Se equivocó la paloma
(The dove was wrong)
Spanish, SATB, a cappella, ED 8788
Indianas
1. Gala del Día
2. Quién Fuera Come El Jazmin
3. Chañarcito, Chañarcito
4. Viento Norte
5. Al Tribunal de Tu Pecho
6. Una de Dos
Spanish, SATB with piano, Ed. 8911 to 8916
Pueblito, mi pueblo
(O village so lovely)
Spanish/English version, SA with piano, ED 6267
Alberto Grau
Earthsongs Kasar mie la gaji
(The earth is tired)
African dialect, SATB or SSA, a cappella
Stabat Mater
Latin, SSAATTBB, a cappella
Ariel Ramirez
Lawson-Gould Missa Criolla
Spanish/English version, SATB, soloists,
Percussion, guitar and piano or harpsichord, L.G. 51362
Navidad Nuestra
(Our Nativity)
Spanish/English version, SATB, soloists,
Percussion, guitar and piano or harpsichord, L.G. 51586
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Other Recommended Works (by country)
Argentina Te quiero (Favero/Arr. Cangiano) - SATB, Earthsongs
Verano porteño (Piazzolla/Arr. Escalada) - SATB, Kjos
Manchai puito (Folksong/Arr. Escalada) - SATB, Kjos
Tonada y cueca (Anonymous/ Arr. Urbiztondo) - SAB, Kjos
La Doble (Folksong/Arr. Urbiztondo) - SATB, Kjos
La Chaparita (Folksong/Arr. Tabbush) - SATB, Kjos
La niñez de América (Balzanelli) - SATB, Kjos
Canción con todos (Isella/Arr. Balzanelli) - SATB, Kjos
Brazil Três cantos nativos dos índios Kraô (Leite) – SATB or SSA, Earthsongs
Sambalelê (Folksong/Arr. Lakschevitz) - 3-treble, Colla Voce
Tutu Marambá (Folksong/Arr. Erb) – SSA with piano, Lawson-Gould
Corisco (Oliveira/Arr. Junker) - 3-treble, Colla Voce
Suite Nordestina (Folksongs/Arr. Miranda) - SATB, Earthsongs
Three Motets (Nunes Garcia) - SATB, Colla Voce
Já vem a primavera (Curitiba) – SATB, Santa Barbara
Anthologies
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Examples used in this session (Selections)
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C. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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of Iowa, 2003.
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Appleby, David. The Music of Brazil. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1983.
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Internet Resources:
Argentina
Brazil
Venezuela
France
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E. RECORDINGS
Musica de Latino América, by Schola Cantorum de Caracas, Orfeón Urniversitario Simón Bolívar,
Cantoría Alberto Grau, Cantoría Juvenil de la FSCC, and Coral Consolidado (Alberto Grau, Maria
Guinand, and M.L. González, conductors) [Earthsongs, 1998].
One World, Many Voices (vols. 2, 3, and 4), Various Artists [Earthsongs].
Oscar Escalada: Latin American Choral Music, by Coro del Nuevo Mundo del Teatro Argentino de la
Plata, conducted by Oscar Escalada [Neil Kjos Music Co., 1999].
Gala del Dia, by the Americas Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Nelly Vuksic [North-South Records, 2002].
Serenata: Vocal Music from the Americas, by the Americas Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Nelly Vuksic
[North-South Records, 2001].
Cosecha Latina, by El Café Chorale de Costa Rica, conducted by David Ramírez [The Costa Rican
Choral Institute, 1999]. Order from Twin Elm Publishing
Guadalupe: Virgen de los Indios, by the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble [SAVAE, 1998].
Ramillete: A Garland of Choral Songs, Coro Hispano de San Francisco, Conjunto Nuevo Mundo,
conducted by Juan Pedro Gaffney [Instituto Pro Música de California, 2002] –
www.corohispano.org
Celebrating Sacred Rhythms: Ariel Ramirez’ Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra, The Choral Arts Society
of Washington, conducted by Joseph Holt [NAXOS 8.557542, 2006].
Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra, José Carreras, Coral Salvé de Laredo, Sociedad Coral
de Bilbao, conducted by José Luis Ocejo and Damián Sanchez [PHILIPS 420955-2, 1988].
Missa de Lima (Roque Ceruti) et Venid, Vnid, Deidades (Fray Esteban Ponce de Léon), by the Ensamble
Louis Berger, conducted by Ricardo Massun [Association Française d’Action Artistique, 1999].
www.cd-baroque.com /search for the collection entitled “Les Chemins du Baroque”
Villa-Lobos, by Corydon Singers and Corydon Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Best [Hyperion, CDA
66638, 1993].
Alma Brasileira: Music of Villa-Lobos, Renée Fleming, New World Symphony, BBC Singers, conducted by
Michael Tilson Thomas [BMG Classics, 1996].
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 10, Santa Barbara Choral Society, Donald Brinegar Singers, UCSB
Chamber Choir, and Santa Barbara Symphony, conducted by Gisèle Ben-Dor [KOCH
International Classics, 2000].
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A Obra de José Vieira Brandão, with Coral Harte Vocal, Coral Canto em Canto, and others.
[Conservatório Brasileiro de Música, 1995].
Liberdade: A Música Coral de Ronaldo Miranda, by Coral Canto em Canto, conducted by Elza
Lakschevitz [Oficina Coral do Rio de Janeiro, 2001].
Canto em Canto: Musica Coral Brasileira Contemporânea, by Coral Canto em Canto, conducted by Elza
Lakschevitz [RioArte, 1995].
Musica Sacra do Brasil, by the Choeur et Orchestre Vox Brasiliensis, conducted by Ricardo Kanji
[Association Française d’Action Artistique, 1999]. www.cd-baroque.com /search for the collection
entitled “Les Chemins du Baroque”
José Maurício Nunes Garcia: Missa Pastoril para Noite de Natal, by the Ensemble Turicum, conducted by
Luis Alves da Silva and Mathias Weibel [Fondation BNP Paribas, 2001]. www.cd-baroque.com
/search for the collection entitled “Les Chemins du Baroque”
Music of the Colonial Era, by Caliope, conducted by Julio Moretzsohn [Grupo Caliope, 1999]
[email protected]
Brazilian Baroque: Terra de Santa Cruz, by the Associação de Canto Coral, conducted by Cleofe Person
de Matos and Henrique Morelenbaum [BMG – Kuarup Discos, 2000].
José Maurício Nunes Garcia, by Coro de Câmera Pro-Arte, conducted by Carlos Alberto Figueiredo
[Seminários de Música Pro-Arte, 1994].
Missa de São Pedro de Alcântara (1809), by Coro de Câmera Pro-Arte, conducted by Carlos Alberto
Figueiredo [Seminários de Música Pro-Arte, 1998].
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