Right-Hand Studies for Five Fingers

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 ...

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....

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...

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy of the You Can Teach Yourself series, this beginner's book is written to give the serious adult student a solid foundation while studying on their own without the advantage of having a private teacher; it will show you all you need to know to get an authoritative start on the instrument,...