Paraguayan Musical Nationalism in the Symphonies of Florentin Gimenez

This study of the music and career of Florentin Gimenez discusses the various ways in which he expressed his Paraguayan cultural identity and musical nationalism through his symphonies.Florentin Gimenez (1925-2021) stands as one of the most prolific Paraguayan composers of both concert and folk music-style works. Colman argues that not only Gimenez's musical nationalism was a lens to reflect an id...