Colombian composer Jaime León (1921-2015) is known for his art songs. Most of the current scholarly literature about León defines him as a nationalist composer even though a majority of his songs do not appear to have nationalist traits. This document examines a representative selection of León's songs divided into three categories: songs influenced by the bambuco (the Colombian genre most present in his songs); songs whose text refers to Colombian culture; and songs without Colombian elements present in their text or music. After examination of these songs, my conclusion is that León, rather than being nationalist, was a cosmopolitan composer who used national elements as rhetorical tools in an isolated and experimental way.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1752331 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Ávila Martínez, Juan Sebastián |
| Contributors | Puccinelli, Elvia L., Harlos, Steven, 1953-, Couturiaux, Clay, Illari, Bernardo |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 59 pages : music, Text |
| Coverage | Colombia |
| Rights | Public, Ávila Martínez, Juan Sebastián, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
| Relation | Recital: November 21, 2018, not yet digitized |
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