La música romántica

El autor traza un recorrido por los nuevos géneros que terminaron desplazando a la llamada música clásica en el consumo ilustrado. Un paisaje que se dibuja a partir del desarrollo de lenguajes como los del tango, el jazz, el rock progresivo de fines de los sesenta y comienzos de la década siguiente, la bossa nova y la música popular brasileña, las estilizaciones de los folklores y la canción política. Así, Los Vétales, Miles Davis, Hill Evans, Astor Piazzolla, King Crimson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carlos Gardel, Caetano Veloso, Duke Ellington, Violeta Parra, Chico Buarque, Keith...

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...

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...

Year of Wonder introduces readers to one piece of music each day of the year, artfully selected from across genres, time periods, and composers. Burton-Hill offers short introductions to contextualize each piece, and makes the music come alive in modern and playful ways. A dazzling musical journey.