Alberto Ginastera: A Research and Information Guide

by Schwartz-Kates; Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780415973182
• ISBN10: 041597318X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The great Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) began composing in his teens. He gained a reputation for an innovative style and for championing other experimental composers and bringing them to Latin America. His grand opera Don Rodrigo (1963-64) incorporating serialism, structural symmetry, microtones, and extended vocal techniques brought him international attention and regular commissions. After completing his second opera, Bomarzo (1966-67), he experienced a troubled period of little productivity. A marriage to cellist Aurora N?!tola and subsequent move to Switzerland fuelled a creative burst in his last twelve years including the composition of his monumental work Turbae ad passionem gregorianam (1974) and a significant body of cello works. Over 200 commercial recordings of his work are currently available. Given Ginasteraa??s importance, this research guide on him and his music is overdue. It examines all published and unpublished writing by Ginastera, thescholarly secondary materials and the important collections. The complete catalogue of Ginasteraa??s works with an inventory of the source materials quoted, prove an invaluable resource since much of the composera??s work is in manuscript form or out-of-print.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xii
List of Abbreviations	p. xv
Timeline	p. xvii
Alberto Ginastera: Introduction to his Life and Work	p. 1
The Formative Years	p. 1
Early Successes	p. 3
The Guggenheim Period	p. 6
Consolidation and Crisis	p. 7
Expansion and Innovation in the Post-Perón Years	p. 9
The Di Tella Institute and the First Two Operas	p. 11
Separation and Change	p. 14
Tranquility and Nostalgia in Switzerland	p. 17
Introduction to Ginastera's Musical Style	p. 23
Rhythmic Profile	p. 24
Melodic Resources	p. 26
Harmonic Structures	p. 29
Timbral Strategies	p. 32
Form and Genre	p. 34
Final Reflections	p. 38
Catalog of Works	p. 40
Ginastera Catalogs: A Brief History	p. 40
Organization and Scope of the Chapter	p. 41
Chronological Catalog of Works	p. 43
Juvenilia and Miscellaneous Attributed Works	p. 90
Unfinished Compositions	p. 93
The Published Writings of Alberto Ginastera	p. 95
Contemporary Composers and Their Music	p. 95
Historical Concert Repertoire	p. 101
Argentine Music and Music Institutions	p. 102
Analysis of His Own Works	p. 105
Current Artistic Debates	p. 106
Select Bibliography of Secondary Sources	p. 109
Books	p. 110
Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Conference Proceedings	p. 113
Selected Doctoral Dissertations, DMA Documents, and Master's Theses	p. 136
Major Signed Articles in Music Reference Works	p. 152
Catalogs of the Composer's Works	p. 157
Selected Interviews	p. 159
Selected Major Reviews and Newspaper Articles	p. 163
Memorials	p. 172
References to Ginastera in General Music Sources	p. 174
Discographies	p. 176
Miscellaneous	p. 179
Archives and Internet Sources	p. 181
Archives	p. 181
Internet Sources	p. 187
Notes	p. 192
Author Index	p. 201
Title Index	p. 205
Subject Index	p. 218
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