Santiago de Murcia's "Codice Saldivar No. 4": A Treasury of Secular Guitar Music from Baroque Mexico. Vol. 1

"Authoritative study includes detailed description of the manuscript, background on 'Music for Dance and Theater in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Spain,' discussion of individual dances supported by historical data and musical examples, and a biography of the composer. Appendix provides valuable list of sources for individual dances. Thorough bibliography of primary and secondary sources, detailed index"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.