Historia del Jazz

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...

Es siempre una hermosa avantura literaria asistir al alumbramiento de un libro tan singular como éste, La larga familia del Flamenco, con un prólogo que nunca estará a la altura del acontecimiento.

This collection is an inexpensive, words-only edition of favorite hymns and songs from El Himnario, together with translations of other hymns that are familiar to Hispanic congregations. The full-music edition of El Himnario was an ecumenical project sponsored by the Episcopal Church and several other mainline denominations. It is available for use by musicians who accompany worship.

El autor busca en las raíces de su pueblo esa nueva música que habrá de marcar la tónica del siglo xx. Así el jazz, los spirituals, los cantos de trabajo, tanto de las fábricas como del campo, lo impulsan hacia un camino determinado: aquel que habrá de conducir a la música social.