''Flor y Canto'' (first edition) is a hymnal published by

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in 1989. The book is typically used in the

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community for worship and liturgies in churches throughout the year. Recordings were made by the group Flor y Canto in the church of St. Michael Catholic Church, in Cary, North Carolina.Maxwell E. Johnson - 2002 The Virgin of Guadalupe: Theological Reflections Page 132 0742522849 Flor y Canto is published by Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) and contains most of the familiar music used at this celebration and on Sunday mornings. Other music is remembered from celebrations representing the various local traditions, and at times newer compositions published by OCP are also used. The majority of traditional Marian ''Flor y Canto Segunda Edición'' is a

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which includes 737 hymns and songs in Spanish in a variety of styles, representing music from the Americas,

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, Spain, Guatemala,

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, and

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. 'Flor y Canto' is Spanish for 'flower and song'. Flor y Canto Segunda Edición was compiled by Rodolfo López. The second edition was published in 2001, and the third in 2011.

Partial list of composers

Antonio Alcalde, Eleazar Cortés, Jaime Cortez, Carmelo Erdozáin, Juan Espinosa, Cesáreo Gabaráin, Bob Hurd, Miguel Manzano, Emilio Vicente Matéu, Alejandro Mejía, Br. Alfredo Morales, FSC, Mary Frances Reza, Carlos Rosas, Juan J. Sosa, Alberto Taulé, Aldo Blanco, José Luis Castillo, Roger Hernández, Dolores Martínez, Mauricio Centeno, Lourdes Montgomery, Tony Rubi, Rogelio Zelada, Padre Zezinho, SCJ, . . . and many others

References

External links

''Flor y Canto Segunda Edición''
Includes link to index of songs.
''Flor y Canto Tercera Edición''
Includes link to index of songs.

Includes information on the composer Lourdes Montgomery. Catholic hymnals 1975 books 1975 in music 1975 in Christianity Spanish-language music {{music-publication-stub