Joaquin Rodrigo
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Being that all web listings of Rodrigo's works are in alphabetical order, I have sorted these major vocal works chronologically in an attempt to discover a trend or pattern of development in Rodrigo's songs. No distinct pattern, however, is to be found--we encounter fairly evenly throughout Rodrigo's life is predilection for 16th-century poetry and simple, thinly textured, chordal accompaniments. It is interesting to note, however, that Rodrigo turned to songs as one of his main forms of composition in 1934- the year following his marriage to Victoria Kamhi. Undoubtedly, the influence of her piano skills and her gift of poetry, along with the fervent love the two shared, seemed to inspire Rodrigo in his composition of song.
















1925-1928 "Canciones de dos Epocas" (pt. 1)
-"Cantiga"--Gil Vicente
-"Romance de la infantina de Francia"--anon.
-"Serranilla"--Marques de Santillana

1934 "Soneto"--Juan Bautista de Mesa
1934 "Estribillo"--S.J. Polo de Medina
1934 "Cantico de la esposa"--San Juan de la Cruz
1934 "Esta nina se lleva la flor"--Francisco de Figueroa
1935 "Fino cristal"--Carlos Rodriguez Pintos
1935 "Coplas del pastor enamorado"--Lope de Vega
1937 "Cancion del cucu"--Victoria Kamhi
1938 "Cancion del grumete"--anon.
1939 "La chanson de ma vie"--Juan Camp
1939 "Chimeres"--Kamhi
1947 "Cuatro madrigales amatorios"--Juan Vasquez
-"?Con que me lavare?"
-"Vos me matasteis"
-"?De donde venis, amore?"
-"De los alamos vengo, madre"

1948 "Baracola"--Kamhi
1948 "Romance del comendador de Ocan~a--Lope de Vega
1950 "Primavera"--Guillermo Fernandez Shaw
1951 "Doce canciones espan~olas"--from 16th-c. Cancioneros
-1. "!Viva las novia y el novio!"
-2. "De ronda"
-3. "Una Palomita blanca'
-4. "Cancion de baile con pandero"
-5. "Porque toco el pandero"
-6. "Tararan"
-7. "En las montan~as de Asturias"
-8. "Estando yo en mi majada"
-9. "Adela"
-10."En Jerez de la Frontera"
-11."San Jose y Maria"
-12."Cancion de cuna"

1952 "La espera"--Kamhi
1955 "Romance de Durandarte"--anon. adapted by Kamhi
1957 "Villancicos"--Lope de Vega/Kamhi
-"Pastorcito Santo"
-"Aire y donaire"
-"Coplillas de Belen"
1958 "Folias canarias"--anon.
1960 "Por mayo, era por mayo"--anon.
1965 "Sobre el cupey"--Luis Hernandez Aquino
1965 "Dos poemas de Juan Ramon Jimenez"
-"Verde verderol"
-"Pajaro del agua"

1965 "Cuatro canciones sefardies"--anon., ad. Kamhi
-I. "Respondemos"
-II."Una pastora yo ami"
-III."Nani, nani"
-IV."'Morena' me llaman"

1968 "En Aranjuez con tu amor"--Alfredo G. Segura
1969 "Cantos de amor y guerra"--from 16th-c. Cancioneros
-"Paseabase el rey moro"
-"!A las armas, moriscotes!"
-"!Ay, luna que reluces!"
-"Sobre Baza estaba el rey
-"Pastorcico, tu que has vuelto"

1970 "Con Antonio Machado"--Antonio Machado
-"Preludio"
-"Mi corazon te aguarda"
-"Tu voz y tu mano"
-"Man~ana de abril"
-"Los suen~os"
-"Cantaban los nin~os"
-"?Recuerdas?"
-"Fiesta en el prado"
-"Abril galan"
-"Cancion del Duero"

1972 "Dos canciones para cantar a los nin~os"--anon. (Kamhi)
-"Corderito Blanco"
-"Quedito"

1987 "Canciones de dos epocas" (pt. 2)
-"Arbol"--Fina de Calderon
-"?Por que te llamare"--Calderon

1988 "Aranjuz, ma pensee"--Kamhi, ad.