Todo sobre los Beatles

Based primarily on previously unpublished documents, the studies assembled here in this first selection by Frank D'Accone set the background for the musical efflorescence that occurred in Florence in the later 15th century and for the emergence in the early 16th century of a new Florentine school of composers. He traces the origins and development of musical chapels at the Cathedral and Baptistery, and the growth of musical establishments at several other churches such as the Santissima Annunziata, Santa Trinita and San Lorenzo.

La música del compositor mexicano Manuel María Ponce (1882 – 1948) constituye una de las voces más reconocidas y significativas de la música americana del siglo XX. Autor de un catálogo amplio de géneros y estilos, su música transita desde sus famosos arreglos de canciones mexicanas hasta algunas de las obras de cámara y sinfónicas más importantes del repertorio del pasado siglo. Ampliamente conocido por sus páginas para guitarra –que fueron alentadas por Andrés Segovia-, por su canción Estrellita –que Jascha Heifetz convirtió en una encore de rigueur para los violinistas...

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.

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....