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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...

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...

Esta antología de textos comentados proporciona una visión general de la historia y la teoría de la música desde principios del siglo XX a la actualidad, incluyendo los resultados de la investigación más reciente y gran cantidad de textos inéditos hasta ahora en castellano. Los escritos aparecen organizados en tres bloques cronológicos y veintisiete capítulos temáticos introducidos por especialistas: desde el inicio de la modernidad musical y las primeras vanguardias (1890-1920) al período de entreguerras (1920-1945) y la música desde 1945 a la posmodernidad. En conjunto, se...

This book is the cornerstone upon which to build any Suzuki-oriented library. In it the author presents the philosophy and principles of Suzuki's teaching methods. Through the examples from his own life and teaching, Suzuki establishes his case for early childhood education and the high potential of every human being, not just those seemingly gifted. Written by Shinichi Suzuki, translated into English by Waltraud Suzuki and Spanish by Lluis Fernandez Carbonell and Elena Gil Lopez. This version is in Spanish.