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"Composer, pianist, editor, writer, and pedagogue Mario Lavista (1943-2021) was a central figure of the cultural and artistic scene in Mexico and one of the leading Ibero-American composers of his generation. His music is often described as evocative and poetic, noted for his meticulous attenti...

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Main Author: Alonso-Minutti, Ana R., 1976- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Series:Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music
Subjects:
Lavista, Mario, > 1943-2021.
Lavista, Mario, > 1943-2021 > Criticism and interpretation.
Lavista, Mario, > 1943-2021
Composers > Mexico > Biography.
Music > Mexico > 20th century > History and criticism.
Music > Mexico > 21st century > History and criticism.
Compositeurs > Mexique > Biographies.
Musique > Mexique > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Composers
Music
Mexico
1900-2099
Electronic books.
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The Mirrors of Sounds in Lavista's Music
  • Embracing a Cosmopolitan Ideal
  • Permuting Cage, Permuting Music
  • Poetic Encounters and Instrumental Affairs
  • Of Birds, Ballerinas, and Other Creatures
  • Mirrors of a Superior Order : Tradition, Memory, and Spirituality
  • The Composer as Intellectual : Mario Lavista and El Colegio Nacional
  • Epilogue: Nihil novum sub sole : Perpetual Mirrors
  • Appendix. Chronological List of Works of Mario Lavista.