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Arrullos y Currulaos es una investigación sobre la música tradicional del Pacífico sur colombiano que consta de un texto y unos archivos de audio y video. A partir de la interrelación del texto escrito con el material audiovisual —que puede encontrarse en arrullosycurrulaos.tumblr.com— el trabajo propone un puente entre las formas tradicionales de aprendizaje de músicas regionales y las herramientas pedagógicas tomadas de la tradición académica. El texto consta de dos partes: una primera dedicada a mostrar el contexto social e histórico en el cual surge y tiene sentido esta...

Bachata—a guitar-based romantic music that debuted in Santo Domingo’s urban shantytowns in the 1960s—is today one of the hottest Latin genres. Still, fans and musicians have not forgotten the social stigma the genre carried for decades. This book interweaves bachata’s history and development with the socio-political context of Dominican identity. The author argues that its early disfavor resulted from the political climate of its origins and ties between class and race, and proposes that its ultimate acceptance as a symbol of Dominican identity arose from its innovations, the growth...

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....

Comprises instrumental and vocal music dated 1787-1958, principally printed, collected by the Spanish music publisher Canuto Berea, with an emphasis on Galician composers. Publishers represented are principally Spanish, French, Italian, and German.