Guia Universal De La Musica Clasica

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...

A great reference work for jazz-lovers, this book offers a detailed exploration of its origins, great figures, and stylistic variations, all without sacrificing rigorous analysis of musical structures, technique, and variations. This is an indispensable book for both the newly curious and established professionals looking to broaden their knowledge.

En “Disonancias” e “Introducción a la sociología de la música” Adorno expone sus consideraciones sociológico-musicales sobre las que desarrolló su filosofía sobre la nueva música. En ambos escritos, el filósofo expone su visión sobre las transformaciones sufridas por la música ante la pujanza de la sociedad industrial y de masas, así como la posición que debe adoptar el músico ante tales cambios.

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...