Music in American Life: Los Romeros (ePub)

Spanish émigré guitarist Celedonio Romero gave his American debut performance on a June evening in 1958. In the sixty years since, the Romero Family—Celedonio, his wife Angelita, sons Celín, Pepe, and Angel, as well as grandsons Celino and Lito—have become preeminent in the world of Spanish flamenco and classical guitar in the United States. Walter Aaron Clark's in-depth research and unprecedented access to his subjects have produced the consummate biography of the Romero family. Clark examines the full story of their genius for making music, from their outsider's struggle to gain respect for the Spanish guitar to the ins and outs of making a living as musicians. As he shows, their concerts and recordings, behind-the-scenes musical careers, and teaching have reshaped their instrument's very history. At the same time, the Romeros have organized festivals and encouraged leading composers to write works for guitar as part of a tireless, lifelong effort to promote the guitar and expand its repertoire. Entertaining and intimate, Los Romeros opens up the personal world and unfettered artistry of one family and its tremendous influence on American musical culture.|
Cover
Title page
Copyright
CONTENTS
Foreword by Jesús López Cobos, Sir Neville Marriner,
Introduction
Part 1. Southern Spain
Chapter 1. From Málaga's Mountains
Chapter 2. Cuba, qué linda es Cuba
Chapter 3. The City of Paradise, Regained
Chapter 4. Seville and Adiós
Part 2. Southern California
Chapter 5. Santa Barbara
Chapter 6. Hollywood
Chapter 7. Del Mar
Chapter 8. The World
Intermission: Photo Gallery
Part 3. Profiles
Chapter 9. Celedonio and Angelita, the Poet and His Muse
Chapter 10. Celin, the Romantic
Chapter 11. Pepe, the Philosopher
Chapter 12. Angel, the Proteus
Part 4. Legacy
Chapter 13. The Romero Technique
Chapter 14. The Romero Repertoire
Chapter 15. Breakin' Up Is Hard to Do
Chapter 16. The Next Generations
Encore
1. Chronology
2. Romero Genealogy
3. List of Albums
4. Sources and Publications
Notes
Glossary of Names and Terms
Selected Bibliography
Index|Walter Aaron Clark is Distinguished Professor of Musicology and the founder/director of the Center for Iberian and Latin American Music at the University of California, Riverside. His books include Isaac Albeniz: Portrait of a Romantic and Enrique Granados: Poet of the Piano. In 2016, King Felipe VI of Spain made him a Knight Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic.