Canciones del pasado (Songs from the Past)

for high voice, piano, and opt. flute, violin, and cello, sung in Spanish

ca. 6’30”

Published: 2019

arrangement of selected folk songs of the San Luis Valley, United States; commissioned for tenor Matthew Valverde

Movements:

I. Duérmete, niño lindo (Go to Sleep, Pretty Child), ca. 2′
II. El triste león (The Sad Lion), ca. 1’30”
III. Pajarito amarillito (Little Yellow Bird), ca. 1’30”
V. La entriega (The Delivery), ca. 1’30”

text: Traditional/Folk