Glam Rock

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...

(Music Sales America). A comprehensive Spanish-language guitar chord directory in a convenient slim-line format that fits in your guitar case. Far more than just a simple chord book, Manual De Acordes Para Guitarra also features countless inversions, mobile chords, details of the cycle of fifths and much more.

Las canciones de amor son eternas, y desde siempre han estado asociadas a bohemios, renegados, marginados y oprimidos. Este es un recorrido por una historia inexplorada. Basándose en dos décadas de investigación, Gioia presenta el catálogo completo de las canciones de amor, desde los ritos de fertilidad de las culturas antiguas hasta los videoclips actuales. Un ensayo revelador que nos muestra cómo la más dulce de las músicas ha jugado un papel clave en la expansión del individualismo y la autonomía personal.

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 ...