Rediscovering Argentine Repertoire Written in the 1930s: A Performative Study of Concert Piano Works by Lita Spena and Celia Torrá

A survey of the piano repertoire written during the decade of 1930 in Argentina reveals the rising number of several works written by women composers. For the first time, the years that followed the inauguration of the National Conservatory of Music and Theater in 1924 witnessed a professionalization of women in the field of music composition, and two figures made great strides in this regard. Celia Torrá and Lita Spena stood out among the first female composition students at the National Conservatory and some of the first to succeed as professional composers. Furthermore, they were among the first women to be admitted into the National Music Society. The prestigious credential provided by this institution is a testimony of Torrá and Spena’s relevance in the Argentine academic music scene during the decade of 1930s. The following study aims to rediscover the concert piano works written by Celia Torrá and Lita Spena between 1933 and 1939. The main purpose of this document is to create an analytical and interpretative guide for the performance of three pieces: Celia Torrá’s Piano Sonata (1933), Lita Spena’s Piano Sonata (1937) and Lita Spena’s Piano Preludes (1939). The goal of such stylistic examination is to demonstrate that the concert piano works written by Torrá and Spena represent two polar opposites of the compositional schools that coexisted in Argentina during the 1930s. How can we explain the contemporaneity of Celia Torrá’s Sonata, a piece with overt Romantic roots whose main theme evokes the Argentine northwest pre-Columbian past and its Indigenous traditions, and Lita Spena’s Preludes, which reflect the Debussyan approach of objective symbolism? A detailed study of the diverse musical trends occurring in Argentina during the 1930s will shed light on this matter. Through the performance and advancement of scholarly-based studies, I hope to bring awareness to this particular repertoire, bridging the gap between works of underrepresented composers and the traditional concert piano repertoire in general. Advisor: Paul Barne

Concert recording 2018-02-08

[Track 1]. English suite no. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [Track 2]. Piano sonata no. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30 / Alexander Scriabin -- [Track 3]. Ballade op. 46 / Samuel Barber -- [Track 4]. Piano sonata no. 1, op. 22 / Alberto Ginastera

Concert recording 2017-11-20a

[Track 1]. Che farò senza Euridice? from Orfeo ed Euridice / Christoph Willibald Gluck -- [Track 2]. 2 Gesänge, op. 91. I. Gestillte Sehnsucht II. Giestliches Wiegenlied / Johannes Brahms -- [Track 3]. Ô mon cher amant, je te jure [Track 4]. Tu n\u27es pas beau, tu n\u27es pas riche from La Périchole / Jacques Offenbach -- [Track 5]. La vie en rose / Édith Piaf

Concert recording 2018-04-15c

[Track 1]. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion from Messiah / George Frideric Handel -- [Track 2]. Les berceaux [Track 3]. Prison [Track 4]. Clair de lune / Gabriel Fauré -- [Track 5]. Allerseelen / Richard Strauss -- [Track 6]. Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth / Henry Purcell -- [Track 7]. Che faro senza Euridice / Christoff Willibald Gluck

Concert recording 2018-11-26a

[Track 1]. Piano sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 (Pastoral). I. Allegro [Track 2]. II. Andante [Track 3]. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace IV. Rondo: allegro ma non troppo / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [Track 4]. I vidi in terra angelico costume / Franz Liszt -- [Track 5]. Verborgenheit / Hugo Wolf -- [Track 6]. Estampes. I. Pagodes [Track 7]. II. La soirée dans Grande [Track 8]. III. Jardins sous la pluie / Claude Debussy

Concert recording 2018-05-02a

[Track 1]. From 5 Canti all\u27antica. I. Ma come potre [Track 2]. II. Ballata [Track 3]. Nebbie [Track 4]. E se un giorno tornasse / Ottorino Respighi -- [Track 5]. From Italianisches Liederbuch. I. Auch kleine Dinge [Track 6]. II. Ich liess mir sage / Hugo Wolf -- [Track 7]. In uomini in Soldati from Cosi fan tutte / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [Track 8]. Ain\u27t it a pretty night from Susannah / Carlisle Floyd -- [Track 9]. Summertime from Porgy and Bess / George Gershwin

Concert recording 2017-12-02

[Track 1]. Sonata no. 6. I. Adagio [Track 2]. II. Allegro [Track 3]. III. Largo [Track 4]. IV. Allegro / Johann Joachim Quantz -- [Tracks 5-6]. Andante pastroal et scherzettino / Paul Taffanel -- [Track 7]. From 8 pieces for solo flute. I. Gemachlich, leicht bewegt [Track 8]. II. Scherzando [Track 9]. III. Sehr langsam, frei im Zeitmab [Track 10]. IV. Gemachlich [Track 11]. V. Sehr lebhaft / Paul Hindemith -- [Track 12]. Deep blue / Ian Clarke -- [Track 13]. From Five original methodical flute duets. I. Pasaje folia [Track 14]. II. Torbellino [Track 15]. V. Polka chocoana [Track 16]. IV. Bolero rhumna / Carmen Liliana Marulanda -- [Track 17]. Sunswept / Adrienne Albert

Concert recording 2018-04-13

[Track 1]. Trio for piano, oboe, and horn, op. 188. I. Allegro moderato [Track 2]. II. Scherzo [Track 3]. III. Adagio [Track 4]. IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo / Carl Reinecke -- [Track 5]. Contrasts for clarinet, violin and piano, Sz. 111. I. Verbunkos (Recruiting dance) / Béla Bartók -- [Track 6]. InChaSon for violin, piano and tumbadoras. I. Intro [Track 7]. II. Cha cha cha [Track 8]. III. Son / Fernando Valencia -- [Track 9]. Sextet for piano and flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, op. 100. I. Allegro vivace [Track 10]. II. Divertimento andantino [Track 11]. III. Finale, prestissimo / Francis Poulenc

Evaluación de los servicios ecosistemicos de los pastizales naturales y su contribución a la captación de carbono atmosférico de modo a atenuar los efectos del cambio climático

Justificación, objetivo, modalidad, cronograma detallado de las actividades y listado de asistencia firmado por participantes del “Curso de actualización para la identificación y caracterización de especies forrajeras nativas”.CONACYT – Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaPROCIENCI

Concert recording 2018-11-03

[Track 1]. Broodin\u27 / Asher Perkins -- [Track 2]. Mary had a little lamb / Buddy Guy arranger Stevie Ray Vaughan -- [Track 3]. Little wing / Jimi Hendrix arranger Stevie Ray Vaughan -- [Track 4]. Scuttlebuttin / Stevie Ray Vaughan -- [Track 5]. Sirabhorn / Pat Metheny -- [Track 6]. Outerstellar mozy [Track 7]. Truth? [Track 8]. Street swing [Track 9]. Warm kages / Asher Perkins -- [Track 10]. The saga of Harrison Crabfeathers / Steve Kuhn