1st Edition
Alberto Ginastera A Research and Information Guide
Preface
State of Ginastera Research
Organization of this Volume
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Alberto Ginastera: An Introduction to His Life and Work
The Formative Years
Early Successes
The Guggenheim Period
Consolidation and Crisis
Expansion and Innovation in the Post-Perón Years
The Di Tella Institute and the First Two Operas
Separation and Change
Tranquility and Nostalgia in Switzerland
Chapter 2. Alberto Ginastera: An Introduction to His Musical Style
Rhythmic Profile
Melodic Resources
Harmonic Structures
Timbral Stategies
Form and Genre
Final Reflections
Chapter 3. Catalogue of Works
Ginastera Catalogues: A Brief History
Organization and Scope of the Chapter
Chronological Catalogue of Works
Juvenilia and Miscellaneous Attributed Works
Unfinished Compositions
Chapter 4. The Published Writings of Alberto Ginastera
Contemporary Composers and Their Music
Historical Concert Repertoire
Argentine Music and Music Institutions
Analysis of His Own Works
Current Artistic Debates
Chapter 5. Selected Bibliography of Secondary Sources
Books
Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Conference Proceedings
Selected Doctoral Dissertations, D.M.A. Documents, and Master’s Theses
Major Signed Articles in Music Reference Works
Catalogues of the Composer’s Works
Selected Interviews
Selected Major Reviews and Newspaper Articles
Memorials
References to Ginastera in General Music Sources
Discographies
Miscellaneous
Chapter 6. Archives and Internet Resources
Archives
Europe
Latin America
United States
Internet Sources
General Research on Argentine Music
Specialized Ginastera Sources
Appendix. Chronology of Ginastera’s Life and Works
Author Index
Title Index
Subject Index
Biography
Deborah Schwartz-Kates is Chair of the Musicology Department at the University of Miami. She contributed the article on Ginastera to the latest edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her research on the composer.
