Musicology and Sister Disciplines

In his latest book, Greil Marcus, arguably the most influential music critic of all time, offers his most impassioned and intense essay yet. Steering clear of official history--encyclopedia entries, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, classic success stories--Marcus brings to the forefront 10 essential songs that, for their influence and how they have resonated throughout the decades, have surpassed a milestone of pop music. This book includes brief biographies of the songs' writers and performers and captures the essence of each pop entry--everlasting yet at the same time fleeting....

This book approaches bongo playing in a very user-friendly way. It is a must for all students who wish to learn the basic styles, patterns, and techniques from world-renowned artist/teacher Richie Gajate-Garcia. This package contains two CDs with Richie performing all the exercises and includes play-along tracks to practice with. Styles include Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, pop/rock, funk, and R&B, along with a section on school jazz band use. This is a complete study of the bongo drum and should be fun for all who use it. Also includes an in-depth study of all basic hand percussion...

Con el presente volumen comenzamos la edición de los quintetos completos de Cayetano Brunetti. Son un total de sesenta y seis quintetos, distribuidos en once opere que siguen un orden cronológico y que fueron numeradas por el propio compositor. La Opera I son quintetos para dos violines, viola y dos violonchelos, la Opera II son quintetos para dos violines, viola, fagot y violonchelo y el resto de colecciones son para dos violines, dos violas y violonchelo. La Opera I está fechada en 1771, justo el año en que Brunetti fue nombrado violín de cámara del Príncipe de Asturias, futuro...

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.