Breve historia de la música sacra

La relación de Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) con la pintura, el cine y la literatura ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios y es profusamente referenciada. Pero no puede decirse lo mismo acerca de sus vínculos y múltiples conexiones con la música, un territorio muy inexplorado en el que por fin, Karles Torra se aventura. Entre la larga lista de estrellas que brillan en el firmamento sónico Daliniano, encontramos a colosos del jazz como Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, astros del rock como Elvis o Lennon, nombres míticos de la psicodelia californiana (Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane),...

This introductory piano method is a long overdue musical text for those interested in encouraging bilingualism in children and adults. Many of the selected tunes are gems that most Latin American children grow up hearing as part of their idiomatic folklore. Also presented are some award winning originals by the author herself. Songs include Senora Santana, Ojos Azules, Mama yo quiero, Mi gallo and many others. Songs are chosen from many hispanic countries and they can be played as piano solos as well as played and sung simultaneously. Includes guitar/piano for those wishing to add in harmony...

***En la lista de los Mejores Libros del Año 2019 según NPR*** Cuando Liz Phair irrumpió en la escena musical independiente a principios de los noventa con su controvertido doble álbum "Exile in Guyville" —su particular respuesta, tema a tema, al célebre "Exile on Main St." de los Rolling Stones—, su sinceridad descarnada, sexualidad sin tapujos y talento como escritora de canciones lo convirtieron en un disco fundamental del rock alternativo y en manifiesto generacional. Siguiendo la estela de otros iconos del rock como Patti Smith o Kim Gordon, Phair compone una original...

There is a woman who appears and disappears in the life of this almost 60-year-old musician, like an angel or demon, and removes everything. So much so that this confessional story begins that has the intensity with which a stranger is spoken to a stranger in a bar. Deeply traversed by music, history covers the character's relationship with alcohol, with women, with children, with the passage of time, but also with his artistic decisions and the role of his generation in culture and society. The songs are entangled in the discourse as in life, that echo in the wood that becomes lyrics and...