Cuadernos de música - Gilberto Gil

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...

Estamos ante un libro práctico y sencillo, creado para ayudar tanto a jóvenes que aspiran a escribir sus canciones, como a toda persona que anhela poder mejorar la forma de expresar belleza y sentimientos, por medio del arte de la canción y la poesía. ¿Se puede enseñar a escribir, a ser poeta? Yo confirmo, quizá llevado por mi formación autodidacta, que además de nacer, uno se tiene que hacer. Entendiendo el arte como la conjunción del conocimiento y la sensibilidad; con este libro se pretende, esencialmente, enseñar a pensar, a medir y rimar. Es decir, ARTE MÉTRICA y...

Completo y riguroso panomara de los principales movimientos y tendencias seguidos por la creación musical a partir del año 1945, con especial mención de sus más destacados protagonistas.

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...