$3.25
SSAA + Piano
3’00”
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Día de los Muertos is often perceived as an ancient, static tradition, though many of its most recognizable symbols are relatively recent. La Calavera Catrina, introduced in 1910 by Mexican lithographer José Guadalupe Posada, began as a critique of Eurocentric aspiration and became central to the holiday’s iconography through artists such as Diego Rivera. This composition engages the satirical tradition of calaveras literarias by adapting the lesser-known accompanying poem (not by Posada), creating choral repertoire specifically for Día de los Muertos and re-centering La Catrina within her original social and artistic context: an affectionate irreverence towards death.
| Forces | SSAA, Piano |
|---|---|
| Text | Mi garbancera, Rosas fragantes, ¡La Muerte viene, ya, por todos! Mi garbancera, Te encuentro en muertoreunión: |
| Translation | My garbancera (chickpea farmer), Fragrant Rosas, Death is coming for us! My garbancera, I’ll meet you at the gathering of the dead: |
