La música contemporánea a partir de 1945

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...

An indispensable tool for conservatory and university students and for anyone that practices music, this book proposes an approach to the structures of music theory from the first years of study. Over 11 subjects, the authors present and review fundamental elements such as rhythm, melody, intervals, chords, and scales. This book is necessary for anyone interested in playing music intelligently and with complete expertise.

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 están a punto de cumplirse cuarenta años de la grabación de sus primeras sevillanas, allá por el año mil novecientos setenta y ocho, el autor ha reunido en este libro la mayor parte de las que he escrito, y que han tenido una cierta relevancia y popularidad. Sevilla, y toda Andalucía, tienen una forma propia de cantar y bailar: las sevillanas. Y es un orgullo para nuestra ciudad, y para nuestra región, el contar con este patrimonio cultural, tan potente, que hasta ha sido asumido por otras personas y regiones de España y del mundo. A diferencia del flamenco, que sólo puede ser ...