Historia De La Msica Pop, El Auge

In his latest book, Greil Marcus, arguably the most influential music critic of all time, offers his most impassioned and intense essay yet. Steering clear of official history--encyclopedia entries, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, classic success stories--Marcus brings to the forefront 10 essential songs that, for their influence and how they have resonated throughout the decades, have surpassed a milestone of pop music. This book includes brief biographies of the songs' writers and performers and captures the essence of each pop entry--everlasting yet at the same time fleeting....

Although influenced by the impressionism of Debussy, Dukas, and Ravel, Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) remained distinctively Spanish, with roots that drew upon both Andalusian folk music and his country's classical traditions. With these two popular ballets, El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) and El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), he brought the world's attention to the music of Spain. In El Amor Brujo, a gypsy lass is haunted by the ghost of a former swain until her new lover devises a plan to entice the spirit away. Each of the ballet's scenes evokes a different mood that is ...

Nueva Sintesis del saber musical es una edicion totalmente reescrita y puesta al dia de la conocida obra de Kurt Pahlen. Es una guia clara amena, util para estudiantes, profesionales y aficionados. En ella se encontrara la informacion que se busca, una orientadora jerarquizacion de conceptos, o la ensenanza lisa y llana de los diversos aspectos del fascinante mundo de la musica.La obra trata en primer lugar las cuestiones del sonido, de la escritura y las leyes de la musica, para abordar en seguida los problemas del oido y de la voz, asi como las caracteristicas de los instrumentos, de los...

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