Mexican Sheet Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-730-BC
Scope and Content
The Mexican sheet music collection is compiled of a variety of musical scores of Mexican and Latin American music that was published in Mexico, other parts of Latin America, the United States and Europe. Musical genres represented in the collection include canción, canción mexicana, canción regional, fox-trot, march (marcha), bolero, waltz (vals), danza, tango, huapango, schottisch, corrido, son, polka, romanza and a few others. Most of the scores contain beautiful cover illustrations.
The musical scores have been divided into twenty-seven folders, based mainly upon the alphabetical titles of the songs. If songs begin with the article el or la, the items have been filed within the alphabetical folder of the following word (example: El Abranico is filed under A). In addition to the alphabetical divisions, the Mexican Sheet Music collection has three folders of published collections of Mexican music (containing at least two or more songs), as well as an entire folder of music published outside of Mexico. Within this collection of musical scores, there are a significant number of works by renowned composer Agustin Lara, as well as numerous scores written by Alonso Esparza Oteo, MarÃa Grever, and Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros. Additionally, an entire folder consists of the serial publication Cancionero del Bajio, which regularly published the lyrics and music for folk and popular songs. Lyrics to sheet music in this collection are in Spanish.
The musical scores have been divided into twenty-seven folders, based mainly upon the alphabetical titles of the songs. If songs begin with the article el or la, the items have been filed within the alphabetical folder of the following word (example: El Abranico is filed under A). In addition to the alphabetical divisions, the Mexican Sheet Music collection has three folders of published collections of Mexican music (containing at least two or more songs), as well as an entire folder of music published outside of Mexico. Within this collection of musical scores, there are a significant number of works by renowned composer Agustin Lara, as well as numerous scores written by Alonso Esparza Oteo, MarÃa Grever, and Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros. Additionally, an entire folder consists of the serial publication Cancionero del Bajio, which regularly published the lyrics and music for folk and popular songs. Lyrics to sheet music in this collection are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1920-1936
Creator
- University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research (Organization)
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Background Information
Beginning in the late nineteenth-century with the works of Juventino Rosas, modern compositions in Mexico were almost exclusively written within the cultural "center" of Mexico City. While many of the famous works were often written by composers born in various regions outside the Federal District, for Mexican musicians to gain national as well as international notoriety, they needed to relocate to Mexico City. Due to the manner that "elite" culture functioned within Mexico, a significant number of the composers represented within this collection (and composers of this period in general) studied at the National Conservatory. During this period, modern European musical forms were merged with uniquely Mexican styles and instrumentation to create the syncretic styles of music represented within this collection.
Mexican composers often wrote both popular/folk music, as well as orchestral-style music. Miguel Lerdo de Tejada (1869-1941) is often considered the first musician to create a uniquely "Mexican" style of "elite" music. Composers and musicians such as Manuel Ponce and Ignacio Fernández Esperón continued in this vain. For a variety of reasons, including the fame of Diego Rivera and the Mexican Mural Movement, during the 1920s-1940s, Mexico was the global center of artistic production. As such, the musical development was recognized throughout the world for its advancements and creativity.
Mexican composers often wrote both popular/folk music, as well as orchestral-style music. Miguel Lerdo de Tejada (1869-1941) is often considered the first musician to create a uniquely "Mexican" style of "elite" music. Composers and musicians such as Manuel Ponce and Ignacio Fernández Esperón continued in this vain. For a variety of reasons, including the fame of Diego Rivera and the Mexican Mural Movement, during the 1920s-1940s, Mexico was the global center of artistic production. As such, the musical development was recognized throughout the world for its advancements and creativity.
Extent
3 boxes (1.35 cu. ft.)
Abstract
The collection contains 270 musical scores from the "Golden Age" of Mexican music. Represented within the collection are various pieces within the genres of canción, canción mexicana, canción regional, fox-trot, march (marcha)), bolero, waltz (vals), danza, tango, huapango, schottisch, corrido, son, polka, and romanza, among others. Fifteen of the scores were purchased in Mexico, but published in other parts of Latin America, the United States and Europe.
Creator
- University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Mexican Sheet Music Collection, 1920-1936
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Dylan Miner
- Date
- ©2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 730 BC::Mexican Sheet Music Collection)//EN" "nmu1mss730bc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu