Latin American Songs for the Piano

From its origins in Ragtime and Blues, the passionate life and main themes of the greatest singers and musicians, this book discusses the history of one of America's greatest inventions, with chapters ranging from its historical beginnings to jazz in films.

Patterns is one of the most comprehensive drum methods available. Covering a wide range of materials, the books can be used in any order, or in any combination with one another. They are a must for developing the kinds of skills necessary for drumset performance. In Technique Patterns, the student is challenged with a variety of routines designed to increase technical facility in the hands and feet. Included are exercises on finger control, endurance, multiple-note playing, hand-foot combinations, and more.

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...

The guitar lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in didactic guitar literature. This book, which includes the first three volumes of the original six-volume series, is an ideal introduction to classical guitar playing as well as to Latin American guitar music. Text written in English and Spanish with French and German translations in an appendix at the back of the book.