O達rien-Rothe, Linda Lee
Linda Lee O達rien-Rothe received her doctoral degree in ethnomusicology from UCLA where she completed her dissertation entitled "Songs of the Face of the Earth: Ancestor Songs of the Tzuthil-Maya of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala" (1975). She has been an Instructor of Music at Colegio Monte Maria in Guatemala and a music researcher in Santiago Atitlan. O達rien-Rothe has published several recordings, including Music of Guatemala (1975), Music of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala (1977), and Songs of the Face of the Earth: Ancestor Songs of the Tzuthil-Maya Indians of Guatemala (1976).
Archive call number: Collection 72.3
47 sound tape reels: Field recordings made by Linda Lee O達rien in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, 1972.
Parts of collection described in collector's Ph.D. dissertation, "Songs of the Face of the Earth: Ancestor songs of the Tzutuhil-Maya of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala," UCLA, 1975.
Contents: music for Holy Week, baile de la conquista, bin rxin ruch'lew (songs of the face of the earth), cofradia entertainment music, fiesta of Santiago, baile de los Mexicanos, and music of Cofradia San Juan, Fiesta.
Archive call number: Collection 74.1
21 sound tape reels: Field recordings made by Linda Lee O達rien of the Tzutuhil-Maya Indians in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, 1972.
Contents: baile de la conquista, Bin rxin ruch'lew (songs of the face of the earth), brass band music, miscellaneous songs and instrumental music, and interviews with various performers.