Latin American art & Iberian Art songs by Women composers
Discover vocal works by extraordinary Latin American & Iberian women composers.
23 art songs for voice and piano in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese by five composers from Argentina, Brazil, Catalunya, Cuba, and Colombia. The book includes a bilingual introductory study presenting the composers and poets, poetry translations, & IPA.
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AVAILABLE NOW is the Second volume of Latin American and Iberian Art Songs by Women Composers. It contains 30 songs for voice and piano in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese by composers from Argentina, Brazil, Catalunya, Cuba, and Colombia. The book includes a bilingual introductory study presenting the composers, poetry translations, & IPA.
Click here to read the review of the first volume published in the Journal of Singing.
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Complete songs for voice and piano by Argentinian female composer Irma Urteaga. The Book provides an introductory study in English and Spanish, contextualizing the composer, the songs, and the Argentinian art song´s development. It also provides sheet music, poetry translation into English, and IPA transcription.
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Art Songs in Spanish - Latin American Art Songs
Art songs in Spanish by composers from Latin America and Spain, presented with IPA, translations, and cultural insight.
The book 24 Songs and Arias in Spanish presents a thoughtfully curated and diverse collection of songs and arias for voice and piano in Spanish from the 15th to the 21st centuries. Carefully selected for their melodic beauty and technical intricacies, these pieces are ideal for vocal training and performance. This collection is excellent for developing vocal and language proficiency and interpretation abilities in Spanish.
With its phonetic characteristics, Spanish inherently lends itself to singing, even more so than Italian. This, combined with Spanish being the second most spoken language globally and widely spoken in the United States, makes this repertoire and the accompanying book indispensable for voice teachers and singers.
Edited by Patricia Caicedo, a soprano and musicologist renowned as the authority on Spanish language songs worldwide, the book brings unparalleled expertise and insight to this essential collection.
It is available for Medium-low and Medium-High voices.
Colombian art songs by Jaime Leon - Second edition, revised in 2019. 16 art songs for voice and piano by the Colombian composer Jaime León (1921-2015). Besides having the sheet music, the book has a bilingual introductory study that contextualizes the composer and the poets. It also provides a diction guide, translation of the poems into English, and IPA transcription.
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23 art songs for voice and piano in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese by five composers from Argentina, Brazil, Catalunya, Cuba, and Colombia. The book includes a bilingual introductory study presenting the composers and poets, poetry translations, & IPA.
For licenses related to audio and video recordings contact info@mundoarts.com
The second edition Revised 2019. In this beautifully edited book, you find 17 art songs for voice and piano by the Colombian composer Jaime León (1921-2015). The book has an introductory study that contextualizes the composer and the poets. It also provides a diction guide, translation of the poems into English, and their phonetic transcription.
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Complete songs for voice and piano by Argentinian female composer Irma Urteaga. The Book provides an introductory study in English and Spanish, contextualizing the composer, the songs, and the Argentinian art song´s development. It also provides sheet music, poetry translation into English, and IPA transcription.
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The Colombian composer Jaime León wrote the song cycle Pequeña pequeñita based on poems written by Ecuadorian writers. The songs describe children's experiences and incorporate Colombian and Ecuadorian folk rhythms. Voice & piano. Middle-High voice.
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Jaime León's Christmas songs are cheerful, rhythmic, and poetic; in some moments, grandiloquent and elegant; in others, intimate and delicate. These vital songs communicate the Christmas spirit very well, expressing the joy of celebrating the birth of Christ. The Canciones de Navidad, are without a doubt, an essential part of the art song Christmas repertoire in Spanish.
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AVAILABLE NOW is the Second volume of Latin American and Iberian Art Songs by Women Composers. It contains 30 songs for voice and piano in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese by composers from Argentina, Brazil, Catalunya, Cuba, and Colombia. The book includes a bilingual introductory study presenting the composers, poetry translations, & IPA.
Click here to read the review of the first volume published in the Journal of Singing.
For licenses related to audio and video recordings contact info@mundoarts.com
The cycle was written in 2006. It has three songs in Spanish for voice and piano. The book has a bilingual introductory study (Spanish-English) contextualizing the work. It has the poem’s translations and IPA.
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Catalan Art Song
This section pairs a Catalan song cycle with our Catalan Diction Guide, offering singers essential pronunciation support and insight into performing in the Catalan language.
Signat l’amic del Cor is a song cycle by Nico Gutiérrez for mezzo-soprano, piano, and audio samples. Comprised of five songs, Signat l’amic del Cor is sung entirely in Catalan and is a tribute to two of Catalonia’s most prominent and distinguished poets.
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For the first time, singers and voice teachers have access to a comprehensive and practical guide to mastering Catalan diction, unlocking the doors to a rich and extraordinary repertoire of art songs by some of the most important Catalan composers and poets.
Singers and teachers who have already explored art songs in Spanish and Portuguese now have the opportunity to embrace the beauty of Catalan song, a repertoire that remains underrepresented yet deeply expressive, poetic, and historically significant. These songs deserve to be heard on the world’s concert stages, interpreted with the same authenticity and care as any other great vocal tradition.
A Much-Needed Resource for Singers, Voice Teachers, and Coaches
Catalan Diction for Singers: A Practical Guide is designed for singers, voice teachers, and coaches who want to bring Catalan art song to life with clarity, authenticity, and confidence.
This book offers a clear and accessible approach to mastering Catalan pronunciation, providing:
✅ Comparative phonetics between Catalan and English, helping singers navigate pronunciation challenges effortlessly.
✅ International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions, ensuring accuracy in vocal delivery.
✅ Simple exercises and practical examples, allowing singers to develop a strong foundation in Catalan phonetics.
With this book, singers will gain the tools and confidence to interpret Catalan art songs with artistry and precision, making this repertoire a vibrant and essential part of their performances.
Zarzuela
A newly rediscovered Mexican zarzuela in three acts, presented with English translations, IPA transcriptions, and historical context to support authentic performance.
Sobre el océano —Over the Ocean—is the vocal score of the Mexican zarzuela Sobre el océano, a zarzuela in three acts, a newly discovered gem of the repertoire in Spanish with all the tools to facilitate its interpretation: translation of the texts into English, Phonetic transcriptions (IPA), and historical contextualization.
Diction Guides
Essential Spanish and Catalan diction guides with side-by-side English, IPA, and pronunciation tools.
Master perfect Spanish diction with this practical guide for singers. Learn to distinguish and reproduce regional dialects. The book has a companion online course available here. Read the review in the Journal of Singing
AVAILABLE NOW!
For the first time, singers and voice teachers have access to a comprehensive and practical guide to mastering Catalan diction, unlocking the doors to a rich and extraordinary repertoire of art songs by some of the most important Catalan composers and poets.
Singers and teachers who have already explored art songs in Spanish and Portuguese now have the opportunity to embrace the beauty of Catalan song, a repertoire that remains underrepresented yet deeply expressive, poetic, and historically significant. These songs deserve to be heard on the world’s concert stages, interpreted with the same authenticity and care as any other great vocal tradition.
A Much-Needed Resource for Singers, Voice Teachers, and Coaches
Catalan Diction for Singers: A Practical Guide is designed for singers, voice teachers, and coaches who want to bring Catalan art song to life with clarity, authenticity, and confidence.
This book offers a clear and accessible approach to mastering Catalan pronunciation, providing:
✅ Comparative phonetics between Catalan and English, helping singers navigate pronunciation challenges effortlessly.
✅ International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions, ensuring accuracy in vocal delivery.
✅ Simple exercises and practical examples, allowing singers to develop a strong foundation in Catalan phonetics.
With this book, singers will gain the tools and confidence to interpret Catalan art songs with artistry and precision, making this repertoire a vibrant and essential part of their performances.
Music and Health
An essential guide exploring the connections between music, health, and well-being.
In this groundbreaking union of art and science, soprano, musicologist, and physician Patricia Caicedo explores the connection between music—its performance, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and health.
Drawing on the latest research and musical examples, Caicedo reveals:
- How the brain works when you listen to and make music.
- The relationship between rhythm, movement, and health.
- The relationship between pleasure, emotion, and music.
- How music has been a crucial element of the human experience since the beginning of the species and how it is fundamental for maintaining communities.
- The importance of music in pain and death.
- How music increases your creativity and produces happiness and a sense of purpose in life.
We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual health will attract readers of Oliver Sacks and David Byrne, as it is an unprecedented, transdisciplinary investigation that contextualizes the music and its effects on historical, scientific, and social levels. It is an essential book for music lovers and everybody seeking to improve their mental and physical health.
Learn the connection between music and health
Read the review published in Music Therapy Perspectives, the American Music Therapy Association journal.
Descubre la antigua relación entre música y medicina, aprende cómo funciona el cerebro cuando escuchas y haces música, la relación entre ritmo, movimiento y salud, entre placer y emoción y música y las formas en que la música mejora tu salud, ralentiza el envejecimiento, produce felicidad y sensación de propósito en la vida.
Lee la crítica publicada en el Journal of Singing 2022
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Um livro interdisciplinar para descobrir a antiga relação entre música e medicina, aprender como o cérebro funciona quando você ouve e faz música, a relação entre ritmo, movimento e saúde, entre prazer, emoção e música, e as muitas maneiras em que a música melhora sua saúde, retarda o processo de envelhecimento, aumenta sua criatividade e produz felicidade e um senso de propósito na vida.
