Estampas Musicales

The Guitar Lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in guitar didactic literature.The original six lesson books, along with the book Advanced Technique, were an immediate success on their introduction and remain so today. This edition brings together under one cover Lesson Books Four, Five, and Six as well as Sagreras's Advanced Technique volume. the studies in each book are carefully fingered and graded. They are charming, melodious and extremely effective in the classroom. They are also an ideal introduction to...

Cuando en las casas de Chile no había computadores, contestadoras telefónicas ni cocinas microondas, sí había discos long play. Vinilo chileno recorre un buen tramo del siglo XX de la mano de la música chilena, con discos que por sobre sus propias limitaciones «eran cultura» en el amplio sentido del concepto. Entre las carátulas recopiladas encontramos clásicos de siempre, rarezas, legítimas obras de arte e inclasificables engendros visuales. No hay discriminación por estilos ni gustos, sino una generosa selección de elepés –y algunos singles– que permite hacer el viaje...

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....

Quiero Tocar El Saxofn by Victor M. Barba is a great book for learning how to play the sax. If you want to play in school bands, jazz bands, or just for yourself, you need this book, because is simple and easy to understand, starting with just one note, all the way to playing nice melodies with the sax. Every song, every study, every example comes with the names of the notes under the music notation, as well as the graphics for the sax and the fingering, so you know where and how you should be playing. You'll find many original songs so you can develop you personal style, and a series of...