Cantares de los Perdis (Songs of the Lost)
| Song Title | Cantares de los Perdis (Search) |
| Title in English | Songs of the Lost (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Joelle Wallach |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman; Jewish (Search) |
| Author(s): | Federico García Lorca |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+; Hispanic (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Darkness; Disappearing; Exile; Fascism; Fear; Journeys; Lost; Mountains; Refuge; Refugees; Roads; Spain; Spanish Civil War |
| First Line | Ai, di me! (Search) |
| Average Duration | 11:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1987 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.classicalvocalrep.com/ or www.nypl.org |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/Young Artist (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Mezzo-soprano or Baritone |
| Notes | Garcia-Lorca is probably the best known of the Spanish poets writing about Fascism and the Spanish Civil war. These poems about exile have powerful resonance for our day. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | https://www.classicalvocalrep.com/ (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | voice, tuba, timpani, crotales (Search) |
| Sources Cited | www.joellewallach.com; www.nypl.org (Search) |
| Contributor | Joelle Wallach (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | BMI (Search) |