Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary [Book review]

Authors

Antoni Pizà, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow

Document Type

Review (of Book, Film, Etc.)

Publication Date

9-1997

Abstract

Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary takes an approach to the definition and meaning of Latin America that remains faithful to the variety of countries, ethnicities, and languages that constitute the notion of Latin America. The geographical scope of the book extends from Argentina to Mexico; chronologically, it includes composers from the Baroque period to the present (some of the composers who have a place in the dictionary are still in their twenties, e.g., Juan Pablo Simoniello, who was born in 1969). Leaving out performers and terms, the book focuses on composers of the classical tradition (though one can find crossover musicians such as Astor Piazzolla).

Comments

This article was originally published in Notes, available at https://doi.org/10.2307/899942