América Latina en su música

A pesar de que la teoría de la música atonal se ha desarrollado de manera ininterrumpida durante los últimos 50 años en los países anglosajones, especialmente en Estados Unidos, y de que ha producido un extenso acervo de literatura analítica, en México es aún prácticamente desconocida; de ahí que esta obra trata de contribuir a remediar dicho rezago. Además hay aspectos en que se diferencia de la mayoría de los textos anglosajones sobre el tema; el más relevante es quizás la importancia que se le da en el repertorio musical mexicano, tanto en el terreno de la ejemplificación...

The product of a 14 year research project, this book contains over 350 studies to thoroughly train the right hand of classical guitarists in the use of all five fingers - adding the little finger to the present four finger technique. These studies build a five-finger technique in the playing of chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics, beginning with the thumb and one-finger combinations and increasing in complexity to the thumb and four fingers. the studies are played over easy, yet interesting, left hand progressions up and down the fingerboard. Postlewate demonstrates how to develop your...

This collection is an inexpensive, words-only edition of favorite hymns and songs from El Himnario, together with translations of other hymns that are familiar to Hispanic congregations. The full-music edition of El Himnario was an ecumenical project sponsored by the Episcopal Church and several other mainline denominations. It is available for use by musicians who accompany worship.

Since it was first published in 1975, Mystery Train has cemented itself in the canon of great rock literature, offering one of the most astute, fascinating visions of the genre. Greil Marcus traces the emotional landscape and zeitgeist of an entire continent through the lens of the music of six of the most influential bands and musicians: from the pioneering Harmonica Frank to the tortured universe of blues singer Robert Johnson; from The Band and their dream to create a community grounded in rootlessness to the chaotic friction of Sly and the Family Stone; and from Randy Newman’s struggle...