Celebrate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month

(October 2024)

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we salute the cultural achievements and influence of Latinx and Hispanic Americans today. Boosey & Hawkes is proud to be the home of legendary catalogs such as Alberto Ginastera and Roberto Gerhard, as well as iconic contemporary composers like Osvaldo Golijov and Gabriela Ortiz whose music reflect the diverse sounds and traditions of the larger world around us.

> Listen to our “Hispanic Heritage Month” playlist

We’re spotlighting 12 works across our catalog, from chamber and orchestral works to choral music and grand operas. We invite you to explore these and other works by these composers.

1. Enrico Chapela, ínguesu
   for orchestra
   Duration: 9 min
   Scoring: 2.picc.2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.4.2.btrbn.tuba-timp.perc(4)-harp-pft-strings
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2. Paquito D’Rivera, Aires Tropicales
   for wind quintet
   Duration: 24 min
   Scoring: 1.1.1.1-1.0.0.0
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3. Gabriela Ortiz, ¡Únicamente La Verdad! (Only the Truth!)
   Chamber opera
   Duration: 75 min
   Libretto: Rubén Ortiz Torres
   Scoring: S,2T,2B; 1.0.1.0-0.1.1.1-perc(2)-pft-accordion-elec gtr-SATB-strings
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4. Osvaldo Golijov, "Coral del Arrecife" from Oceana
   for double chorus (SSAATTBB) a cappella
   Duration: 8 min
   Text: Pablo Neruda
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5. Alberto Ginastera, Dances from Estancia
   for orchestra
   Duration: 12 min
   Scoring: 1.picc.2.2.2-4.2.0.0-timp.perc(5)-pft-strings
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6. Roberto Gerhard, Violin Concerto
   for violin and orchestra
   Duration: 37 min
   Scoring: 2.2.2.2-4.2.2.0-timp.perc-harp-pft-strings
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7. Osvaldo Golijov, The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
   for clarinet (or Klezmer clarinet) and string quartet
   Duration: 33 min
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8. Paquito D'Rivera, Concerto Venezolano
   for trumpet and orchestra
   Duration: 19 min
   Scoring: solo trumpet(=flugelhorn); 2.1.1.bcl.0-0.2.1.btrbn.1-timp.perc(3)-pft-harp-Venezuelan cuatro (optional)-strings
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9. Gabriela Ortiz, Kauyumari
   for orchestra
   Duration: 7 min
   Scoring: picc.2.2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.4.2.btrbn.1-timp.perc(4)-harp-strings
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10. Enrico Chapela, Zimmergramm
    for tenor, baritone, bass, guitar, chorus (SATB), and orchestra
    Duration: 17 min
    Text: Chapela based on the Zimmermann telegram 1917
    Scoring: 3.2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(2)-harp-pft-strings
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11. Francisco Núñez, "Crióme Mi Madre"
    for SA treble choir and guitar
    Duration: 4 min
    Text: Anonymous
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12. Osvaldo Golijov, Ainadamar
    One act opera
    Duration: 80 min
    Libretto: David Henry Hwang
    Scoring: 2s.a.2t.2bar.b;women's chorus; 3.1.1-2.2.1.0-perc(3)-2gtr-pft-computer-based sampler-harp-strings
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