Finding aid for the Latin American popular and folk music collection 0511
Diann Benti
USC Libraries Special Collections
2022 October
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Latin American popular and folk music collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0511
Physical Description:
1.69 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): late 19th century-1994
Abstract: This small collection contains sheet music of Latin American popular and folk music dating from the late 19th century. There
are 44 pieces representing eight countries: Argentina (1 item), Cuba (4 items), Guatemala (7 items), Honduras (1 item), Mexico
(21 items), Nicaragua (1 item), Spain (5 items), and the United States (4 items), as well as one international volume published
by Uniao Pan-Americana.
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian.
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains sheet music of Latin American popular and folk music dating from the late 19th century. There
are 44 pieces representing eight countries: Argentina (1 item), Cuba (4 items), Guatemala (7 items), Honduras (1 item), Mexico
(21 items), Nicaragua (1 item), Spain (5 items), and the United States (4 items), as well as one international volume published
by Uniao Pan-Americana. There is also a single issue of the Mexican monthly music magazine "Partitura" (March 1956).
Arrangement
The sheet music is arranged by the country of publication. Within the country sub-series, individual items are arranged alphabetically
by title. When known, the name of the composer/lyricist and the publisher follow the title in parentheses.
Conditions Governing Access
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Latin American popular and folk music collection, Collection no. 0511, Boeckmann Center for
Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sheet music
Folk songs -- Latin America
Popular music -- Latin America
Argentina -- Songs and music
Cuba -- Songs and music
Guatemala -- Songs and music
Honduras -- Songs and music
Mexico -- Songs and music
Nicaragua -- Songs and music
Box 1, Folder 1
Arrabal amargo: tango cancion de la pelicula Paramount "Tango Bar" (by Alfredo Le Pera) (Southern Music Internacional)
1934
Box 2, Folder 1
Amares vivir vals (by E. A.) (Anselmo Lopez)
[late 19th century?]
Box 1, Folder 2
Cuarteto numero tres (by Jose Ardevol) (Ediciones del Departamento de Musica de la Biblioteca Nacional "Jose Marti")
1962
Scope and Contents
2 copies.
Box 1, Folder 3
Musica para dos guitarras (by Carlos Farinas)
1978
Scope and Contents
4 copies.
Box 2, Folder 1
Los rumberos guaracha (Anselmo Lopez)
[late 19th century?]
Box 1, Folder 4
Arrullo (by Dolores Batres de Zea) (Departamento de Recoleccion del Folklore, Direccion General de Bellas Artes)
1961
Box 2, Folder 2
Calixtenia polka (by Manuel E. Moraga) (Cantilena y Pierri)
[late 19th/early 20th century?]
Box 2, Folder 2
La Circunstancia polka (by Lorenzo Morales) (Cantilena y Pierri)
[late 19th/early 20th century?]
Box 2, Folder 2
Eres bella! (by Julian Gonzales) (Cantilena y Pierri)
[late 19th/early 20th century?]
Box 1, Folder 5
Guatemala, Guatemala, bendita tierra eres para mi (by Ernesto Britz)
1971
Box 1, Folder 6
Musica de Guatemala (Publicaciones de la Direccion General de Bellas Artes y de E.C.)
1961
Box 2, Folder 2
Soledad (by Lorenzo Morales) (Cantilena y Pierri)
[late 19th/early 20th century?]
Box 1, Folder 7
Misa Campesina: Grupo Indio, Bacadia, Parroquia de Taulabe
1994
Scope and Contents
Cassette tape not included.
Box 1, Folder 8
Aparicion (by Luis G. Urbina)
Box 2, Folder 3
Ay que gusto que placé! (by F. A. Barbieri)
[19th century]
Box 2, Folder 3
Canciones Mexicanas: Corazon hecho pedazos
1920
Box 1, Folder 9
Los cantares Mexicanos (contribución al "Tercer Congreso Mexicano de Historia")
1937
Box 1, Folder 10
Coralito Yucateco (by Ricardo A. Lopez) (Editada por La Casa Alemana de Musica)
Box 1, Folder 11
Danzas habaneras (Flores Tropicales Coleccion) (H. Nagel y Ca.)
[19th century]
Box 2, Folder 3
Danzas habaneras para piano (by J. A. Clave) (H. Nagel Sucres.)
[late 19th century?]
Box 1, Folder 12
Departamento de Asuntos Indigenas, Mesa De Musica: Primer album de composiciones de promotores y maestros de musica
1940
Box 1, Folder 13
Flor de Azalea (by Manuel Esperon) (Promotora Hispano-Americana de Musica)
1949
Box 2, Folder 6
Flores Mejicanas: Musica de Jose C. Camacho
[19th century]
Scope and Contents
Bound volume of sheet music with pictorial covers.
Box 1, Folder 14
Llamadas: sinfonia proletaria (by Carlos Chavez) (Secretaria de Educacion Publica, Departamento de Bellas Artes)
1934
Scope and Contents
Includes reproductions of frescos by Diego Rivera.
Box 1, Folder 15
Madrid schottis (by Agustin Lapa) (Promotora Hispano-Americana de Musica)
1948
Box 1, Folder 16
Mañanita fria ... tango (by Alfonso Esparza Oteo)
[circa 1920s]
Box 1, Folder 18
Ojos de juventud: vals de Arturo Tolentino (Editorial de Mexico)
1945
Box 1, Folder 19
15 exitos rancheros mexicanos (Promotora Hispano-Americana de Musica)
1940s
Box 1, Folder 20
Rondalla (noche de estrellas) (by Alfonso Esparza Oteo) (Promotora Hispano-Americana de Musica)
1948
Box 1, Folder 21
¡Salud! Niños de Espana (by Jose Pomar) (Ediciones de la Oficina de Maquinas de La Secretaria de Educacion Publica)
1937
Box 1, Folder 22
Sones Isleños del Lago Pátzcuaro (by Nicholas B. Tuárez, Isla de Tarácuaro, Mich.)
1937
Box 1, Folder 23
Sonora: Himno del centro escolar (by Pedro Gomez Ruesga)
Box 1, Folder 24
Tímida serenata (by Jose Briseno)
1930
Box 1, Folder 25
Cantos escolares (Republica de Nicaragua)
1932
Box 2, Folder 4
Balancé (by Ernesto Tecglen) (Union Musical Espanola, Madrid)
1957
Box 1, Folder 26
Tango azul (by Joe Rixner)
1936
Box 2, Folder 4
Tápame, tápame, que tengo frio (by A. Lopez Monis) (Union Musical Espanola, Madrid)
1957
Box 1, Folder 27
Las hojas muertas (by J. Prevert, J. Kosma) (Musica del Sur)
1950
Box 1, Folder 28
Violetas imperiales (by J. M. de Arozamena) (Musica del Sur)
1953
Box 1, Folder 29
Canciones populares (The Thrift Press, Ithaca, N.Y.)
1935
Box 1, Folder 30
Estrellita (by Manuel M. Ponce)
1929
Box 2, Folder 5
Get out of Mexico (by J. P. Webster) (Lyon & Healy, Chicago)
1866
Box 2, Folder 5
O, love: famous Filipino serenade (by A. Nelson Adams) (musical supplement of the Sunday Examiner)
1899
Box 1, Folder 31
Hinos nacionais das Republicas Americanas: edicao facsimilada, versoes oficiais, canto e piano (Uniao Pan-Americana)
1949
Box 1, Folder 32
Partitura: revista musical (Mexico)
1956-03
