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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...

Un recorrido histórico-musical por el género rioplatense más importante a nivel global Tango de ayer y de siempre es un libro que ofrece un fascinante recorrido histórico-musical por el género típico rioplatense. Con una mirada apasionada y un profundo conocimiento, Hugo Omar Lettieri desentraña los hilos de la historia de este género musical tan nuestro, que mantiene su vigencia en el mundo entero. Un texto con historias y anécdotas cautivadoras, pero con la rigurosidad y la pasión de un conocedor del género. Estas páginas nos sumergen en los orígenes, características y...

The guitar lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in didactic guitar literature. This book, which includes the first three volumes of the original six-volume series, is an ideal introduction to classical guitar playing as well as to Latin American guitar music. Text written in English and Spanish with French and German translations in an appendix at the back of the book.

Although the music of Spain is diverse, profound, colorful and deserving of recognition, a collection of nineteenth century Spanish songs has never been available to singers in the United States. Until now, Spain has been neglected in the study of music history. Collections of zarzuela arias have been published, but art song composed prior to Turina, Granados, Obradors, de Falla, and Rodrigo have remained in the archives of Spanish libraries. This fascinating anthology, a collection of 23 songs composed by a variety of Spanish composers born in the nineteenth century, provides an exciting...