Breve historia de la música occidental

This unique book states reasons for the belief that there was a cultural regression after 1898, but represents evidence that Puerto Rico retained both its Hispanic character and culture.

Piano students of Latin American heritage often do not relate to the folk tunes that most methods use because the majority of those melodies do not flow with the rhythm of the Spanish language. This method is based on melodies original to the Mexican culture. These children's songs flow more naturally with the language, and in accord with the Kodály method of music education, give a better foundation for teaching basic musical elements in a Spanish language culture. Coupled with constant work on sight-reading, this new method is a valuable tool for native Spanish speakers in learning to play ...

El mundo del análisis musical es uno de esos campos de estudio que se encuentran en constante movimiento, buscando siempre reelaborarse a sí mismo con distintos y novedosos enfoques metodológicos que sean capaces de responder a todos y cada uno de los problemas a los que se enfrenta. Es por esto que la excepcional amalgama de autores que confluyen en El análisis musical actual. Marco teórico e interdisciplinariedad han decidido exponer algunos de los asuntos más importantes para la disciplina a día de hoy. En esta edición colectiva encontramos cuestiones de necesario planteamiento...

In this book, twenty-four scholars investigate the relationship between music and dictatorship in twentieth-century Europe and Latin America. The music is explored as a political phenomenon in fifteen nations under totalitarian regimes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, and Hungary. Historical and aesthetical articles face both individual people (for instance, Chavez, Ligeti, Massarani or Villa-Lobos) as well whole generations of composers operating under dictatorship (for example, in the communist regimes of...