Composers from Central America

[Igod82]

This thread is dedicated to music from Central America, including El Salvador and Honduras. There are also many composers from Costa Rica and Guatemala that have their scores avalable online.

[Igod82]

Well to get started here is a link to a piano concerto by a costa rican composer in a Thesis that is online. 'There is also info on other composers from costa rica.

http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0 ... thesis.pdf

[klavierelch]

Highly interesting link. Thanks a lot.

[thalbergmad]

Completely splendid.

Thal

[Igod82]

Here are two small pieces by Guatemalan composer Victor Wotzbeli, Aguilar. He was born in 1897 died in 1940.
There is record of about 15 pieces for piano, most of them small pieces such as fox trots and marches.

Aguilar - Occidente.pdf

Aguilar - Lucita.pdf

[Igod82]

Jesus castillo's Fiesta de Pajaros.

Castillo - Fiesta de Pajaros.pdf

[WCosand]

from the wonderful treasures of Gallica, just scanned this weekend, here is Manuelita by Rafael Chavez Torrez.

http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Co ... %20Rafael/

[Igod82]

Some fresh scans from Guatemala.

Valverde - La Cuidad de las Cumbres (Vals) !!.PDF

Valverde - Madreselvas (Vals).PDF

Valverde - Noches de Noviembre (Vals).PDF

Valverde - That Chapulin (Rag) !!.PDF

Valverde - Ultimo Amor (Vals).PDF

[Scriabinoff]

from the "Stacks"
"Six Modern Guatemalan Composers
Enrique Solares-Copok
Ricardo Castillo-Cancion del Pescador
Jose Arevalo Guerra-Scherzino
Manuel Herrarte-Andante
Jesus Castillo-Scherzo
Salvador Ley-Danza Fantastica"
-1952

was just a smidge over the 15 MB, this comes in at about 19 and change. If I am able to buy an adobe suite later I will reduce/compact them and upload.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ehaxhubuita7bld

[Scriabinoff]

the remaining preludes.