Montsalvatge - Cinco Canciones Negras (sample pages)

CINCO CANCIONES NEGRAS FIVE BLACK SONGS

Xavier Montsalvatge

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A Lola Rodriguez de Aragcn

PUNTO DE HABANERA (Sig/a

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Habanera Strain (18th Century)

NESTOR LUJAN

XAVIER MONTSALVATGE

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A Santiago Kastner

CHEVERE The Man With A Knife

NICOLAS GUILLEN

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A Mercedes Plantado

CANC16N DE CUNA PARA DORMIRA UN NEGRITO Cradle Song for a Little Black Boy

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A Pierrette Gorgo/lo

CANTO NEGRO Black Song

XAVIER MONTSALVATGE

NICOLAS GUILLEN

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the black man gets drunk and sings.

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