Sister María Clara del Santísimo Sacramento (fl. ca. 1650–1700 in New Spain). She is believed to have composed “Cuaderno de Tonos de Maitines,” which was found in a unique notebook carrying her name. As such, her compositions would be the only palpable evidence of a creative work by a nun from New Spain.

One of only a very few existing collections of eighteenth-century organ music of the convents and monasteries in New Spain (Mexico). A compilation of over ninety works by diverse composers, including sets of versets in all eight psalm tones in a variety of styles. Also contains an extensive bilingual (English and Spanish) thirty-page preface on all aspects of the performance practices of this music.

Easy to medium.

Edited by Calvert Johnson