John Donald Robb
John Donald Robb (1892-1989), professor and dean emeritus of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico (1942-1957), was responsible for the growth of fine arts at the University of New Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s. A composer of stage, classical, and electronic music, Robb was also the author of
Cancionero
Songs of Laughter and Faith in New Mexico
Created for musicians and vocalists, Cancionero features arrangements for voice with piano or guitar accompaniments as well as selected concert versions for voice, oboe, harp, and piano.
- Copyright year: 2015
Hispanic Folk Songs of New Mexico
With Selected Songs Collected, Transcribed, and Arranged for Voice with Piano or Guitar Accompaniment
Folk music fans and teachers will welcome this new edition of a New Mexico classic, now in a useful spiral binding.
- Copyright year: 2008
Hispanic Folk Music of New Mexico and the Southwest
A Self-Portrait of a People
First published in 1980 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, this classic compilation of New Mexico folk music is based on thirty-five years of field research by a giant of modern music, composer John Donald Robb.
- Copyright year: 1980