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Composer, pianist, editor, writer and pedagogue Mario Lavista (1943-2021) was a central figure of the cultural and artistic scene in Mexico and one of the leading Ibero-American composers of his generation. Understanding analysis as an affective practice, this study explores the intertextual connections between the multiple texts that are present in Lavista's music. Introduction. The mirrors of sounds in Lavista's music -- Embracing a cosmopolitan ideal -- Permuting Cage, permuting music -- Poetic encounters and instrumental affairs -- Of birds, ballerinas, and other creatures -- Mirrors of a superior order: tradition, memory, and spirituality -- The composer as intellectual: Mario Lavista and El Colegio Nacional -- Epilogue: Nihil novum sub sole: perpetual mirrors -- Appendix: Chronological list of works of Mario Lavista. Ana R. Alonso-Minutti. Also issued in print: 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index.