Re-Assessing Nationalism in the Art Songs of Jaime León
Description:
Colombian composer Jaime León (1921-2015) is known for his art songs. Most of the current scholarly literature about León defines him as a nationalist composer even though a majority of his songs do not appear to have nationalist traits. This document examines a representative selection of León's songs divided into three categories: songs influenced by the bambuco (the Colombian genre most present in his songs); songs whose text refers to Colombian culture; and songs without Colombian elements …
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Date:
December 2020
Creator:
Ávila Martínez, Juan Sebastián