El análisis musical actual

Hay razones para considerar a Gustav Mahler el mayor creador musical del siglo xx, a pesar de que su muerte se produjo cuando apenas comenzaba la segunda década del mismo, pero la audacia de su lenguaje, su riqueza expresiva, sus estallidos de fatalismo, de angustia agónica y también de alegría desatada, le sitúan como testigo de excepción de una época especialmente conflictiva. Rigurosa y erudita, esta biografía realizada por el musicólogo José Luis Pérez de Arteaga, acompañada de un estudio de su obra musical y de su discografía completa, es la mayor aportación de la crítica...

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...

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy of the You Can Teach Yourself series, this beginner's book is written to give the serious adult student a solid foundation while studying on their own without the advantage of having a private teacher; it will show you all you need to know to get an authoritative start on the instrument,...

An indispensable tool for conservatory and university students and for anyone that practices music, this book proposes an approach to the structures of music theory from the first years of study. Over 11 subjects, the authors present and review fundamental elements such as rhythm, melody, intervals, chords, and scales. This book is necessary for anyone interested in playing music intelligently and with complete expertise.