Historias de terror

This book, both a guide and encyclopedia, is a crucial account of the musical journey that will awaken the imagination of the reader, awakening the curiosity of all those sacred, famous, and historic places that the author of this book has visited that have marked the history of rock. The exceptional narrative talent of the author and the evocation of the mythic locations of rock make this an excellent a travel through the threads of music history.

El estudio de las formas musicales de este libro de texto va a descubrir las tendencias, las finalidades, as como las razones de ser de determinadas estructuras musicales. No fue ocasional, espordico, o contingente, el nacimiento de la sonata, el desarrollo de la misma a travs de la msica instrumental de cmara, y ms tarde de orquesta. Tampoco tuvo este carcter la elaboracin de la Fuga o del Motete, del Oratorio o de la Misa. Cada una de las formas de la msica a travs de la historia, ha tenido su razn de ser en problemas de sensibilidad artstica, ligada ntimamente a las ms grandes cuestiones...

La obra supone una importante aportación a los estudios sobre el teatro de vanguardia en Hispanoamérica, habida cuenta de la escasa bibliografía especializada sobre el tema. Analiza obras de Huidobro, Vallejo, Asturias, etc.

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....