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In this beautifully edited book, you find 17 art songs for voice and piano by the Colombian composer Jaime Le?n (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. The study is presented in Spanish and English. The book is the second edition, revised in 2019. The author is Dr. Patricia Caicedo, a soprano and musicologist specializing in the Latin American and Iberian art song repertoire. She has recorded the songs and worked along with the composer for many years. Caicedo is the author of several books about the Iberian and Latin American art song and the director of the Barcelona Festival of Song, a summer program dedicated to the study of the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Iberian art song in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
About the author
Patricia Caicedo is an artist-scholar specializing in Latin American and Iberian art songs. With eleven albums and numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, she is a leading authority in the field. Patricia founded and directs the Barcelona Festival of Song, a renowned summer program exploring the history and interpretation of this repertoire.Additionally, Patricia is the editor of the Latin American and Spanish Vocal Music Collection, a growing series with 15 titles focused on art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese. She holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an M.D. from Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. www.patriciacaicedo.com
