VIAJE A TRAVÉS DE LA HISTORIA DE LA DANZA

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 ...

In his latest book, Greil Marcus, arguably the most influential music critic of all time, offers his most impassioned and intense essay yet. Steering clear of official history--encyclopedia entries, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, classic success stories--Marcus brings to the forefront 10 essential songs that, for their influence and how they have resonated throughout the decades, have surpassed a milestone of pop music. This book includes brief biographies of the songs' writers and performers and captures the essence of each pop entry--everlasting yet at the same time fleeting....

En este libro se aborda el desarrollo histórico de los instrumentos electrónicos más relevantes y se da una explicación de cada uno de ellos, sin detallar minuciosamente su funcionamiento, puesto que muchos ya no operan en la actualidad. De igual modo, se brinda un análisis de cómo se fueron manufacturando y, en su caso, evolucionando, hasta transformarse en los instrumentos modernos de producción de música electrónica. Ya que el diseño de nuevos instrumentos musicales ha sido una tarea compleja, los dispositivos que se mencionan no son explicados con detalle técnico, sino que se...

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...