Músicas cubanas (con CD)

El cimiento del tango es la vida política argentina. De todo el tango, no de una parte o de algunas composiciones. Por eso, no es uno sino muchos, discontinuos, de tramos diferentes. Nace con cinturas apretadas y lascivas en la década de 1880, con el Estado argentino moderno; se vuelve canción en 1916: sentencia moral, madre y esquina, con Yrigoyen y el pueblo en el Poder; hasta 1955 cuando Perón es derrocado, el peronismo sufre un exilio interior y Piazzolla inventa otro tango, más complejo, más abstracto. ¿Cómo no ver en el tango la historia argentina? Anverso y reverso de lo mismo, ...

Recognized as the most significant composer from New Spain in the early eighteenth century, Manuel de Sumaya (ca. 1678–1755) oversaw musical activity at Mexico City Cathedral during a time of stylistic change. Sumaya, who was locally born and ordained as a priest, wrote music that mixes the counterpoint and rhythmic vigor of seventeenth-century Hispanic music with more modern Italianate gestures prescient of international taste in the eighteenth century. This edition of all thirty-four villancicos with music by Sumaya conserved in the Estrada Collection at Mexico City Cathedral reveals the...

This musical primer touches on the basics of pitch, rhythm, keys, scales, chords, and more, building the reader’s knowledge chapter by chapter. The book includes a visual index of musical symbols at the beginning that serves as a useful reference. Readers of all stripes—whether those learning how to play an instrument or those refreshing existing musical capabilities, whether singers in choirs or individuals who merely wish to be able to follow scores while listening—will gain practical knowledge as well as a deeper understanding of how music is composed. Esta guía musical aborda los...

This is the second album from one of Spain's finest female performers. A collection of nine songs that capture each side of her passionate temper. Titles are: Amame o Dejame Desatame Empiezo a Recordarte Entender el Amor Miedo Panztera en Libertad Rezando en Soledad Tu y Yo Volvemos al Amor Yo Vengo y Tu Te Vas.