Cancionero : songs of laughter and faith in New Mexico / John Donald Robb ; edited by James Bratcher ; foreword by Frank McCulloch ; textual revisions and editing by Marylin P. Fletcher, Robert Tillotson, Tomás Ruiz-Fábrega, James Bonnell, Nancy Harbert, and Thomas McVeety.

Composer
Robb, J. D. (John Donald), 1892-1989 [Browse]
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Format
Musical score
Language
Spanish
Published/​Created
  • Albuquerque : University Of New Mexico Press, 2015.
  • ©2015
Description
1 score (xii, 184 pages) ; 31 cm

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    • Cancionero presents thirteen Hispanic folk songs from Robb's archive. Created for musicians and vocalists, Cancionero features arrangements for voice with piano or guitar accompaniments as well as selected concert versions for voice, oboe, harp, and piano. Introductions include information about song forms, history, and subjects, providing further insight into each song.
    • Cancionero presents thirteen Hispanic folk songs from Robb's archive. Created for musicians and vocalists, Cancionero features arrangements for voice with piano accompaniments as well as selected concert versions for voice, oboe, harp, and piano. Introductions include information about song forms, history, and subjects, providing further insight into each song.
    Notes
    • Posthumous compilation of folk song settings by Robb, chiefly for voice and piano.
    • Introduction in English, including the introduction to Robb's 1954 compilation Hispanic folk songs of New Mexico.
    Language note
    Spanish words, also printed separately as text with English translations following each song.
    Script
    • Staff notation;
    • Chord symbols.
    Contents
    • Musical selections: Songs of laughter. La zenaida ; Mambrú (Membrú) ; En la cantina de Denver ; Cuatro palomitas blancas ; El borreguero ; Don Gato ; Leonor
    • Songs of faith. ¡Bendito sea Dios! ; Tun, tun ; Adiós José, adiós María ; Entrega de novios
    • Other. Ahí vienen los indios (El comanchito) ; El tecolote (¿Tecolote, de dónde vienes?)
    • Alternate and concert settings.
    ISBN
    • 0826345646
    • 9780826345646
    OCLC
    907885267
    RCP
    C - S
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