Musicology and Sister Disciplines

Pop music has changed the way we walk down the street, see ourselves, and interact with the world around us. It's influenced our values, social customs, and attitudes about race, gender, religion, and politics. This book tells the history of pop music from the first recording in the late 1800s to today's world of Spotify with a focus on technological changes. Sus ritmos han influenciado la manera cómo caminamos por la calle, cómo nos vemos a nosotros mismos en el espejo, y cómo nos manejamos en el mundo que nos rodea. Ha influenciado nuestros valores y costumbres sociales; ha transformado...

Explores the history of hebrew music and the connection between music and the Bible, instruments, and mystical poetry, with a CD that contains 17 mystical songs.

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy of the You Can Teach Yourself series, this beginner's book is written to give the serious adult student a solid foundation while studying on their own without the advantage of having a private teacher; it will show you all you need to know to get an authoritative start on the instrument,...

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...