Hispanic Music and Musicians welcome
Celebrate Hispanic heritage and Spanish language music from all over the world with these resources available in the Curtis library and on the web. This guide is by no means a comprehensive list of all our collections related to Hispanic heritage, but is intended to get you started on your own search. Let us know if you have questions or comments: library@curtis.edu
Reference sources
Use these reference works to learn about composers and musicians, and then search the library catalog for their works: https://www.curtis.edu/learn/library/
Latin American Classical Composers: a biographical dictionary by Call Number: Reference Room ML105 .L357 2002ISBN: 0810845172Publication Date: 2002
Diccionario de la música española e hispanoamericana by Call Number: Reference Room ML101.S7 D53 1999ISBN: 8480483032Publication Date: 1999
Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) : catálogo de sus obras by Call Number: ML134 .R45 1998ISBN: 9683669093Publication Date: 1998- Carlos Chávez, catálogo completo de sus obras byCall Number: Ref room ML134.C512 C2Publication Date: 1971
A Guide to the Latin American Art Song Repertoire : an annotated catalog of twentieth-century art songs for voice and piano by Call Number: ML128.S3 H85 2010ISBN: 9780253353825Publication Date: 2010
Discover Hispanic composers
In addition to the resources on this site, you can search the sites below to discover repetoire by AAPI Composers.
- Composer Diversity DatabaseCreated by the Institute for Composer Diversity. Offers search facets for gender and sexuality, race/ethnicity, region, genre, medium and location. Try browsing this database and then searching roc.curtis.edu for the composer.
- No Broken LinksThe No Broken Links directories are a starting point for scholars, performers, composers, and teachers to discover minority composers through solo and chamber repertoire for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, and Horn. The directories focus specifically on the work of women, transgender & gender non-conforming individuals, and/or Black, Indigenous, or persons of color.
- Percussion Repertoire by Asian ComposersA spreadsheet with lots of information, including instrumentation, links to composers' websites, recordings, and more. You can also propose your own additions to the list.
Featured Curtis Alum
Juan Carlos Lomonaco (Conducting '96)
Studied with Otto-Werner Muller
Currently serves as Music and Artistic Director of the Yucatan Symphony Orchestra in the historical city of Merida
Find out more on his artist website: https://www.juancarloslomonaco.com/index.html
Search the Curtis library catalog for recordings featuring him: https://roc.curtis.edu/ (Change the search type to "Author" and enter "Lomonaco" in the search box.)
Featured composer
Tania León (1943-)
- Curtis composer in residence for 2021-2022
- Born in Havana, Cuba
- Studied at the National Conservatory in Cuba and New York University
- Founding member of Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theater of Harlem
- Composed orchestral works, chamber music, and pieces for indigenous percussionists and orchestra
- Collaborated with poets like John Ashberry, Rita Dove, Jamaica Kincaid, and Margaret Atwood