Breve historia de la música sacra

This collection of rounds and canons develops sight reading and ensemble skills. Every teacher and student will find benefit in this clever mix of original material, folk songs and classical pieces, including works by Mozart, Beethoven, Purcell, Schumann, Tallis, and Haydn. Two-part to six-part, with the majority being four-part, most of these rounds and canons are not technically difficult, and may be performed by players of different skill levels. This volume can be used by several students at one, two or more pianos, or in combination with violin, viola and/or cello, since a cross...

Con este volumen comenzamos la edición de las cantadas de Francisco Hernández y Llana (ca. 1700-1780), que fue por más de cincuenta años maestro de capilla de la Catedral de Burgos. Nuestro objetivo ha sido que músicos y musicólogos dispongan de una edición práctica y fiable que contribuya al conocimiento e interpretación de la música de este interesante compositor.

El presente volumen incluye la edición del oratorio "La soberbia abatida por la humildad de San Miguel", compuesta por Francisco Hernández Illana (ca1700-1780) en Astorga en 1727. El oratorio se volvió a interpretar posteriormente en Valencia y Palma de Mallorca a lo largo de la primera mitad del siglo XVIII.

Vladimir Jankélévitch argues that composer Franz Liszt was a leading champion of musical modernity who knew how to express the new aesthetic change of direction in 19th-century European music better than anyone, save Frédéric Chopin. This new style was the opposite of the abstract universality of the symphony and the totalitarianism of the Viennese conservatory. With the reinforcement of national and even provincial rights, the so-called savagery of rhapsody finally turned its back to solemn music, thus beginning the revolution of humility. Liszt gave voice to the land, much as Victor...