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ARTISTICCONTENTSCantoGeneral:PoetrybyPabloNeruda/MusicbyMikisTheodorakis&PaintingsbyAlfredoArreguín_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PARTEUNO:NATURE–LaNaturaleza(SacrificionaAmazonia),P.1MUSICforLEARNING: Preludio:AWalkintheJungle–Unpaseoenlaselva,P.3SextetforFlute,StringQuartet, Painting:Paraíso,P.13 &PianoandÉtudesforsolocello,Theodorakis
Poem/Music:Algunasbestias,P.14 ActoUno:Carmen’sExile–ElexiliodeCarmen,P.19ConcertoforViolin&Orchestra
Painting:IslaNegra,P.31 inDMajor,Op.61,BeethovenPoem/Music:Voyavivir,P.32,Amipartido&Requiem,P.38
ActoDos:TheOdysseyBegins–Laodiseaempieza,P.39ConcertoforPiano&OrchestraPainting:TrilogíadelaIndependenciadeMéxico,P.53No.23,inAMajor,KV488,MozartPoem/Music:Loslibertadores,P.54
PARTEDOS:RELATIONS–Relaciones(SelvaNaranja),P.61 ActoTres:Heroes–Héroes,P.63 ConcertoforPiano&StringQuartet, Painting:CuacoQuilt,P.75 Theodorakis Poem/Music:Lautaro(1550):Educacióndelcacique,P.75ActoCuatro:Thieves–Ladrones,P.81 ConcertoforPiano&OrchestraNo.5
Painting:HaciaelSur,P.93inBflatMajor,Op.73,BeethovenPoem/Music:Vienenlospájaros,P.93
ActoCinco:RevealingtheTruth–RevelandolaVerdad,P.101StringQuartets,Arriaga Painting:Caleta,P.113 Poem/Music:Sandino(1926),P.114,LaUnitedFruitCo,Inc.,P.115PARTETRES:UNITEDINTHESTRUGGLE–Unidosenlalucha(Herencia),P.121ActoSeis:TheAccident–Elaccidente,P.123 Iberia,Albéniz
Painting:LaMalinche,P.135 Poem/Music:AmorAmérica(1400),P.134
ActoSiete:Women–Mujeres,P.141 StringQuartetinBflatMajor,BeethovenPaintings:Sueñosquenodespiertan,P.145 WallflowerbySusanLytle,P.149Zapata’sStables,P.151 Poem/Music: AEmilianoZapataconmúsicadeTataNacho,P.152
ActoOcho:TheTurquoiseLight–Laluzdeturqueza,P.159 Soundtrack,StateofSiege,Painting:Cenote,P.171 Theodorakis
Poem/Music:Américainsurrecta(1800)),P.173,Vegetaciones,P.174, AlturasdeMacchuPicchuVI,P.181 Preludio:Encore:Unpaseoenlaselva,P.3 ConcertoforViolin&OrchestrainA MajorNo.5,Mozart•AnecdotesfromArreguín’slife–P34,57,77,97,117,136,154,177•Findingvocabularyincontext–P.16,36,59,79,99,118,139,157,179•CategorizedMini‐dictionariesfororalpracticesessions–P183•Grammar,verbconjugator,anddictionaries:Volume2
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SusanLytle,AlisonMillerandAlfredoArreguín
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: I am grateful to today’s researchers in neurosience, to Drs.Lozanov and Gateva for their ground‐breakingwork and teaching, toMr. Mikis Theodorakis, Rena Parmenidou, Petros Pandis, and MariaFarandouri, for their time and generosity, to Alfredo Arreguín, SusanLytle,andLesleyRialtofortheirartwork,anecdotes,andfriendship,totheHispanicDivisionoftheLibraryofCongressinWashingtonD.C.forbeing like a second home for more than two years, to the NerudaFoundation, for assistingmewhen Iwas in Santiago de Chile, and toWilliamO’Dalyforhelpwithtranslationissues.Also,withoutideasandpatience from my family Mark, Kyle, Kaye and Brooke, withoutencouragement from Dr. Eduardo Camacho at Middlebury College’sMadrid campus, without the Spanish editing done by Lourdes Youngand Ana Pizarro, and without all of the challenges that my SpanishstudentshadtoendureatSkagitValleyCollege, fornearlythreeyearsofexperimentation,thisbookwouldbeseriouslylacking.Milgracias.
A room was dedicated to Arreguín portraits in the exhibition “Framing Memory: Portraiture Now”, at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, in 2007. The Return to Aztlán will remain in their permanent collection.
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NiñosdeOtavalo,Ecuador
WELCOMETO
JOYFULLEARNINGBEYONDCHILDHOODWant to learn Spanish? If youwere between the age of eight and puberty, you’d
soonspeaklikeanative.Youwouldstillbewithinwhatisrecognizedasthe“criticalperiod”
forlearninglanguage,soyoucouldeasilypickuptwoatonce.Yournativetonguewouldnot
yet be monopolizing the designated brain space, continuously competing to maintain its
dominion.1Thematurebrainissowell“mapped”thatlearninganewlanguagecanrequire
a great dealmore effort and energy, but special conditions can take you back to happier
learning.Althoughyournativelanguagerulestheroost,neuroscienceshowsthatthebrain
itselfis“plastic”,meaningthatitcanchange.
Norman Doidge, M.D., poses the question, “Howmany of us have taken language
courses over years and not learned as much as when we went to the country and
“immersed” ourselves in the language for a far shorterperiod?”2 Immersionproduces far
fasterresultsbecauseitiscompatiblewiththewaythebrainworks.NeuroscientistMichael
Merzenich contends that “when learning occurs in a way consistent with the laws that
govern brain plasticity, themental “machinery” of the brain can be improved so thatwe
learn and perceivewith greater precision, speed and retention.” 3 He sees the brain as a
“living and hungry creature” that with nutritious food increases its ability to learn.
Merzenich even recommends learning a language during old age. Because of the focused
1 Doidge, Norman, M.D., The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science, © 2007, Penguin Books, N.Y., p. 60. 2 IBID, p. 155. 3 IBID, p. 46
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attention that learning a language requires, it has been shown to improve memory in
general,4meaningthatit’spossibletosharpenyourmentalacuitybystudyingSpanish.
Long before The Brain that Changes Itself was published, Bulgarian Dr. Georgi
Lozanov began a science called Suggestology, and with Dr. Evelina Gateva, created
Suggestopedia,a foreign languagesystemthatwas testedbymany thousandsofadults in
their institute in Sofia, with good results. Their learning system recognizes the plastic
characteristicsofthebrain,andinthe1970sand80s,spreadtootherEuropeancountries,
America,AsiaandAfrica,wheremanyteachersarestillusingit. LagiradeVerónicayLos
LatinosreflectsmanyofthebasicprinciplesofLozanovandGateva’ssystem,thatIlearned
fromthem in1979andpracticed formore than thirtyyears. I recommend immersionor
semi‐immersioncommunicativeapproachesbeusedwiththistextbook.
Whileyouare learninghowtospeak,understand,readandwriteSpanishyouwill
also learn about culture, throughan integrationof the arts. You can expect to experience
learningconditions thatarecompatiblewith theway thebrainworks:massedpracticeof
thelanguagewithoutboringrepetition,theplacementofcommunicationinthespotlight,a
concsciousdelayof thegrammar lessons,acalmingandartisticenvironment,preparation
forreallifeexperienceswiththelanguage,andaspiritoffun.Theseaspectsoftheapproach,
effectivenotonly intheLozanov/Gatevamethodologybutalsorecognizedinmanyrecent
communicative and contextual teaching methods, offer you promising results on your
pathwayaheadasyoumastertheSpanishlanguage.
ABOUTCANTOGENERALChile’sNobelLaureatePablo
Neruda,picturedontheleft,and
Greece’s composer Mikis
Theodorakis, on the right, had
muchincommonwhentheymet
in Paris, in 1972. At that time,
they were among the most
4 IBID, p. 87
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prolificartistsofthetwentiethcenturyintheirfields.Bothwerebelovedintheirrespective
countries, and had been forced to live in hiding, ultimately fleeing into exile for political
reasons, Their art broughtmessages of hope to people in times of oppression and great
cruelty.TheodorakismusicalizedtwelvepoemsfromNeruda’sencyclopedicCantogeneral,
spreadinghisversetoagreaterpublicthroughmorethan1000concertsin38countries.
Canto General: Oratory for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, one of the works by
Theodorakisthathasmostoftenperformedinternationally,secondonlytoTheBalletZorba,
isrelevantintoday’stumultuousanduncertainworld.Itisstillenthusiasticallyreceivedby
audiences around the world. Its blend of universal themes is a microcosm of Latin
American nature, history, and political upheavals. As you learn the language, you will
simultaneously gain an insight into the flora and fauna, the iconic heroes and antiheroes,
andandotherculturalaspectsofSpanishspeakingcountries.
The nine acts of the play also explore unique patterns and designs painted by
Mexican‐bornAlfredoArreguín,oneof themost recognizedHispanicartists in theUnited
States. Alfredo,hiswifeSusananddaughterLesleyhavegenerouslyallowedustopublish
their art and have told stories about their lives to help you learn Spanish. His paintings
illustrateCanto general sowell that it seems to have been his purpose. Professor Lauro
Flores at the University of
Washington, in his book Alfredo
Arreguín, Patterns of Dreams and
Nature, compares Arreguín’s
works to Neruda’s Canto general,
noting parallels between the lives
of the poet and the painter. This
powerful integration of poetry,
music and art will guide your
language learning in unexpected
ways.
LesleyRialto,AlfredoArreguín,andSusanLytle
atafamilyexhibition,in2008,thatcelebratedartworkcreatedbyallthreeartists.
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Characters _____________________________
VerónicayLosLatinosAmusicalgroupsinging“CantoGeneral”intheirworldtours:
Musicians:
DonAntonioelAnciano Generousandrobust125‐year‐oldPeruvianShaman,healer,andpercussionist
Verónica Mysteriouslybeautifulfemalevocalist,ofgreattendernessandstrength,possiblyfromadifferentuniverseMúsculosBlackCubanMalesoloist,sostrongthatheinadvertentlybreaksathousandthingsGloriaCostaRicanconductorofthegroup,astallastheAndesMountains,hugelyfeminine
PepePianistandtangodancerfromPatagonia,sosmallthathe’scalled“Penguin;”heandGloriaarealovingcouplewhoarguefromsunrisetosunset
EulaliaExiledChileanflutist,whoserealnameisCarmen,soshythatsheplaysintheconcertsbehindthecurtain
OtherCharacters:JuanEulalia´sfriend,whomarriedhernieceCatalina,afterthecoupd’étatEstrella&RosaJuanandCatalina’sdaughters,11and5yearsofageSabelotodoEstrella’smonkey
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