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Choral Scores is an anthology of music exemplifying distinctive choral repertoire by the most noteworthy composers throughout the history of Western music. A companion volume to Denis Shrock's Choral Repertoire (Oxford 2009), it presents works of salient importance to the development of choral music in Western culture, representing the music of the composers, eras, and movements discussed most prominently in that volume. Including 132 compositions by 124 different composers, each presented unabridged and in full score, and spanning the entirety of Western music history, from the medieval era...

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....

Para los que añoran otros tiempos, para los que se deleitan con las voces que saben seguir vivas y para los que quieren asomarse por primera vez al universo del tango.

Gilberto Gil (1942) no es solo un músico, es la expresión más completa de lo que significa un compositor popular brasileño, alguien que conoce muy bien la técnica y, a la vez, la carga simbólica que expresa su obra; un simbolismo que es la expresión, quizá, más completa de las fuerzas creadoras del Brasil pasado, presente y futuro. Su obra se desdobla en caminos diversos que ha sabido recorrer con maestría y sensatez. Desde su juventud como uno de los líderes de la Tropicalia a su madurez como uno de los ministros de Cultura más respetados a nivel mundial, Gil encarna ese Brasil...