La máquina de la salsa. Tránsitos del sabor

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...

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...

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.

Un libro imprescindible sobre el flamenco con 28 entrevistas, tres diccionarios de autor, más de 100 fotografías y un CD con 20 temas que abarcan un siglo de cante y toque. Entrevistas con Chano Lobato, La Paquera de Jerez, José Menese, Carmen Linares, Pilar López, Antonio Gades, Mario Maya, Sara Baras, Paco de Lucía, Tomatito, Miquel Barceló, Javier Limón y dieciséis artistas más. Fotos de René Robert, Paco Manzano, João Pina, Jerónimo Navarrete, Pepe Lamarca y Colita, entre otros. ¿Cómo perciben los flamencos su tiempo, su arte, el mundo que los rodea? ¿De dónde viene su...