Ciudades vibrantes

Prog rock is like a musical sponge, capable of absorbing, incorporating, and distilling an endless diversity of influences, ranging from psychedelic rock, blues, jazz, pop, electronic music, classical, and more in its work to topple stylistic barriers with new and daring sounds. This book serves as a rigorous guide to the genre.

«Estimada lectora, estimado lector: Es probable que al abrir las páginas de este libro te preguntes por qué Ángel Cereceda Parra, más conocido como Ángel Parra, se metió “en camisa de once varas”. Esto a propósito de cómo fue que construí mi propia Nueva Canción Chilena. Nadie lo sabe ni lo sabrá; lo que yo cuente hoy pueden ser sueños, algo jamás vivido, y al mismo tiempo puede ser la verdad total. Lo dejaré a criterio de usted. En cualquier caso, tendrías toda la razón al plantearte esa pregunta. Al mismo tiempo, tu interrogante tiene variadas respuestas. Para comenzar, ...

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...

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.