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Explore music by Latinx and Hispanic music creators in the B&H catalog, from iconic Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera to Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, who serves as Carnegie Hall’s composer in residence this season.

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
    > LISTEN

  2. Paquito D’Rivera, Aires Tropicales
    for wind quintet
    Duration: 24 min
    Scoring: 1.1.1.1-1.0.0.0
    > LISTEN

  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
    > LISTEN

  4. Osvaldo Golijov, "Coral del Arrecife" from Oceana
    for double chorus (SSAATTBB) a cappella
    Duration: 8 min
    Text: Pablo Neruda
    > LISTEN

  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
    > LISTEN

  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
    > LISTEN

  7. Osvaldo Golijov, The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
    for clarinet (or Klezmer clarinet) and string quartet
    Duration: 33 min
    > LISTEN

  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
    > LISTEN

  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
    > LISTEN

  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
    > LISTEN

  11. Francisco Núñez, "Crióme Mi Madre"
    for SA treble choir and guitar
    Duration: 4 min
    Text: Anonymous
    > LISTEN

  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
    > LISTEN

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