Rompe la quietud

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...

(Boosey & Hawkes Voice). These exciting collections feature new transcriptions, previously unpublished material, and some selections never before published separately from complete vocal scores. The High Voice edition features 29 songs, and the Medium/Low Voice edition has 34. Contents: Afterthought * from ARIAS AND BARCAROLLES: (Little Smary * Greeting) * La Bonne Cuisine * FOUR RECIPES: (Plum Pudding * Queues de Boeuf (Ox-Tails) * Tavouk Gueunksis * Civet a Toute Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed)) * I Hate Music * A CYCLE OF FIVE KID SONGS: (I. My Name Is Barbara * II. Jupiter Has Seven Moons * ...

Choral Scores is an anthology of music exemplifying distinctive choral repertoire by the most noteworthy composers throughout the history of Western music. A companion volume to Denis Shrock's Choral Repertoire (Oxford 2009), it presents works of salient importance to the development of choral music in Western culture, representing the music of the composers, eras, and movements discussed most prominently in that volume. Including 132 compositions by 124 different composers, each presented unabridged and in full score, and spanning the entirety of Western music history, from the medieval era...

Este libro ofrece una visión amplia y comprensiva de la vida musical y su contexto cultural en la ciudad de Santiago de Chile, desde su fundación en 1541 hasta las postrimerías del período colonial, en torno a 1810. A partir de bibliografía tanto clásica como actual, documentos de archivo y partituras de la época, y mediante la combinación del análisis histórico y musical, el libro estudia la importancia de la música en la catedral, los conventos, el mundo privado, el comercio y el espacio público santiaguinos. Además, considera, de un modo particular, la carrera y vida de...