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Monografía exhaustiva sobre la música del periodo Andalusí, tanto desde la vertiente sociohistórica, orígenes y desarrollo, como desde sus aspectos técnicos: ritmos, melodía, armonía, formas musicales, literarias, y elementos estéticos, sin olvidar el baile y las diferentes escuelas. Abarcando un periodo aproximado desde los siglos previos a la invasión africana del siglo VII hasta el siglo XVII. En esta obra se ha tratado de cubrir un vacío, tanto editorial como de investigación, ya que son escasos los estudios sobre esta música donde se abarquen todos sus aspectos de forma...

You can hum it, but can you write it down? When most people think of a composer, they picture a bewigged genius like Mozart or Beethoven frenetically directing mighty orchestras in the ornate palaces of Vienna. While that may have been the case once upon a time, modern composers make themselves heard far beyond the classical conservatoire and concert hall. These days, soundtracks are in high demand in industries such as TV, film, advertising, and even gaming to help create immersive and exciting experiences. Whatever your musical ambitions—composing a dark requiem in a beautiful Viennese...

Year of Wonder introduces readers to one piece of music each day of the year, artfully selected from across genres, time periods, and composers. Burton-Hill offers short introductions to contextualize each piece, and makes the music come alive in modern and playful ways. A dazzling musical journey.

Marc Olivent's illustrations and Jim McCarthy's words perfectly capture the dangerous spirit of Axl Rose, the most memorable Guns N' Roses lineup, and group changes over its three-decade career. It is a story of excess and chaos: the feud between Rose and Kurt Cobain, riots during concerts, the most expensive album ever made, the bitter departure of Slash, the drugs, the groupies, and of course, the music. Only a graphic novel could do justice to the epic story of Guns N' Roses.