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La música del Delta del Mississippi
In this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us “the rare combination of a tome...
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• An introduction to the extraordinary life of John Cage, composer, writer, and artist.
• Cage is most widely known for his 1952 composition 4'33, whose three movements...
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Satie redefined the composer’s art, devising new methods of artistic expression that melded ordinary and rarified elements of words, visual art, and music.
Davis argues that...
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El oro del Rin. La Walkyria. Sifrido. El Ocaso de los Dioses.
Why produce a new translation in Spanish of The ring of the Nibelung? There are several reasons: the importance of the work and the fact that it is always in vogue; the...
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La historia y las historias
Bossa nova is one of the most popular musical genres in the world. Songs such as “The Girl from Ipanema” (the fifth most frequently played song in the world), “The Waters of...
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Like any art world, the word of dance is full of fascinating figures and anecdotes that sometimes go unnoticed by the public at large. The critic, conductor and pianist,...
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This book is a detailed study of the great Canadian pianist, broadcaster, writer, and composer Glenn Gould (1932-82). While looking primarily on his performances, it also...
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El arte amordazado por la autoridad
No 20th century composer’s work has been affected by political circumstances to such an extent as the work of Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich. Without Stalinism, he...
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Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave...
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