Kabaláh y música sagrada

The presentation of this album marks a special event in classic guitar publishing! This anthology contains 11 truly representative examples of the folklore of Latin America, all highly revered folk songs considered jewels of the musical traditions of: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Mexico. Artfully arranged by the renowned Mexican composer and guitarist, Guillermo Diego, students and professionals alike will discover multiple items of interest and important technical challenges while learning some of the most popular Latin-American folk...

This introductory piano method is a long overdue musical text for those interested in encouraging bilingualism in children and adults. Many of the selected tunes are gems that most Latin American children grow up hearing as part of their idiomatic folklore. Also presented are some award winning originals by the author herself. Songs include Senora Santana, Ojos Azules, Mama yo quiero, Mi gallo and many others. Songs are chosen from many hispanic countries and they can be played as piano solos as well as played and sung simultaneously. Includes guitar/piano for those wishing to add in harmony...

Maurice Ravel representa cabalmente una epoca que trataba de acercar el arte y la vida cotidiana: la ironia, el enmascaramiento de los sentimientos, la rigurosa economia de recursos musicales son rasgos que caracterizan una obra que busca introducir una cierta dosis de magia en el mundo y despojar a la musica del patetismo imperante en buena parte del siglo XIX. Junto a los capitulos mas biograficos, Theo Hirsbrunner analiza el estilo de Ravel vinculandolo a su compleja personalidad y a su ambiente intelectual y artistico.

Esta obra parte de un examen de la musica occidental de los ultimos 400 anos, asi como de la musica de los paises africanos y asiaticos, para hacernos ver como la naturaleza de una sociedad se puede deducir a partir de su musica y como las diferentes pautas y modelos musicales no solo pueden reflejar los cambios que se dan en la sociedad, sino incluso influir sobre ellos.