The Sphinx Catalog of Latin American Violin Works isn the newest database created by Strings of Latin America with the aim of facilitating the access to information related to the works for stringed instruments by Latin American composers. It is the most extensive source of its kind, with more than 1500 entries on the date of its release. It provides information about works where the violin has a prominent role as a solo instrument, soloist with orchestra, in duo with another instrument or electronic media, or in violin ensembles. The catalog was compiled by the founders of Strings of Latin America, Dr. Natali Herrera-Pacheco and  Dr. Horacio Contreras, with the expert help of violinists collaborators.

The information contained in the catalog is displayed using the criteria of composers’ name, gender, country of origin, and date of birth, and the works’ title, date of composition, duration, instrumentation, and editions. Further information about composers and their works can be accessed through clicking on the composer’s name (in progress). Although the catalog does not grant specific information about the location of scores, it facilitates the search of scores, recordings, and other sources through the information it contains.

Notes about searching the catalog

            • Organization of search results: the information does not follow any strict order as a result of the continuous updates. Therefore, we encourage searchers using any of the search criteria to carefully review search results until the very last one of the list.

            • Spelling: we have respected the spelling found on our sources, including non-English symbols as those used in Spanish or Portuguese. If your search by name does not yield any results, please research the name’s spelling and try adding non-English symbols to your search.

The catalog has been prepared with the generous help of collaborators from all around the world, and using multiple bibliographical sources. To request an addition, please click here.

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