The argentinian Art Song – Irma Urteaga

Complete songs for voice and piano by Argentinian female composer Irma Urteaga. The Book provides an introductory study in English and in Spanish talking about the composer, her songs and the Argentinian art song´s development. It also provides sheet music, poetry translation into English and IPA transcription.

Irma Urteaga is one of the most prominent composers of her generation in Argentina. This book compiles for first time all her art songs for voice and piano. The poems are by Argentinian poets, mainly female poets. The book provides interpretation guides and notes about the songs written by the composer herself. The book is very comprehensive and provides an introductory study talking about the art song genre in Argentina, poetry translations and IPA transcriptions. You can hear the song Canción de cuna para mi corazón solitario in the CD Miraba la noche el alma, an album dedicated to the art songs of the Latin American and Catalan women composers.