Extremoduro

Presents the lyrics of one hundred of the Mexican singer-songwriter's songs in commemoration of his one hundredth birthday.

This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. the 28 lessons include basic technique and reading skills, scales in the keys of A, D, G, and C as well as bowing techniques such as dynamic contrast, slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. There are 47 melodies presented including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mozart and other classical composers. the companion CD features all of the exercises and pieces recorded with solo violin and piano accompaniment.•

A fundamental guide to understanding rap in all its complexities by one of the most relevant writers of the 20th century and his lucid college friend. This provocative and entertaining essay collection attempts to scrutinize the genre through the lens of sociology, economics, philosophy, and law by means of a back-and-forth exchange between the authors. A fundamental guide to understanding rap in all its complexities by one of the most relevant writers of the 20th century and his lucid college friend. This provocative and entertaining essay collection attempts to scrutinize the genre through...

La música del compositor mexicano Manuel María Ponce (1882 – 1948) constituye una de las voces más reconocidas y significativas de la música americana del siglo XX. Autor de un catálogo amplio de géneros y estilos, su música transita desde sus famosos arreglos de canciones mexicanas hasta algunas de las obras de cámara y sinfónicas más importantes del repertorio del pasado siglo. Ampliamente conocido por sus páginas para guitarra –que fueron alentadas por Andrés Segovia-, por su canción Estrellita –que Jascha Heifetz convirtió en una encore de rigueur para los violinistas...