The Spanish Song Companion
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The Spanish Song Companion

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eBook - ePub

The Spanish Song Companion

About this book

This book, the first of its kind to be published in English, introduces the reader to the rich heritage of Spanish song. Here in one volume are the texts of over 300 songs with parallel translations in accurate and readable English. The majority are love poems, which form a fascinating anthology of Spanish poetry from the thirteenth to the twentieth century. The introduction by Graham Johnson, who in recent years has done more than anyone to kindle interest in the international song repertoire, traces the history of Spanish song from its beginnings, via the period of the Catholic kings in the fifteenth century, the Golden Age of the sixteenth, through to the remarkable rebirth in the twentieth century.

All the songs and cycles frequently heard in recital are gathered here: Albeniz, Falla, Granados, Rodrigo and Obradors are generously represented, as well as Catalan composers such as Montsalvatge and Mompou. The volume is arranged chronologically by composer, and includes notes on all the major poets and composers, a discography, and names and addresses of the music publishers. The Spanish Song Companion is a much-needed volume and will be welcomed by singers, students of Spanish literature, concert-goers and record-collectors throughout the English-speaking world.

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Information

Year
2006
eBook ISBN
9781461673699
Edition
1
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Translators’ note
  9. Introduction: In Search of Spanish Song
  10. I Monody and Polyphony
  11. II The Beginnings of Solo Song
  12. III Song in the Theatre : Tonadilla and Zarzuela
  13. IV Isaac Albéniz
  14. V Enrique Granados
  15. VI Amadeo Vives
  16. VII Manuel de Falla
  17. VIII JoaquĂ­n Nin
  18. IX JoaquĂ­n Turina
  19. X JesĂșs Guridi
  20. XI Oscar EsplĂĄ
  21. XII Frederic Mompou
  22. XIII Eduardo ToldrĂ 
  23. XIV Roberto Gerhard
  24. XV Alberto Hemsi
  25. XVI Fernando Obradors
  26. XVII Federico GarcĂ­a Lorca
  27. XVIII JoaquĂ­n Rodrigo
  28. XIX Xavier Montsalvatge
  29. Afterword: Spanish Song of the Future
  30. Appendix
  31. Notes on the poets
  32. Select Discography
  33. Index of composers
  34. Index of poets and translators
  35. Index of titles and first lines