Bb Tenor Saxophone 2 part of "For Children" by Bartók for Sax Quartet

Although influenced by the impressionism of Debussy, Dukas, and Ravel, Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) remained distinctively Spanish, with roots that drew upon both Andalusian folk music and his country's classical traditions. With these two popular ballets, El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) and El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), he brought the world's attention to the music of Spain. In El Amor Brujo, a gypsy lass is haunted by the ghost of a former swain until her new lover devises a plan to entice the spirit away. Each of the ballet's scenes evokes a different mood that is ...

In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander's brain was severely damaged by a devastating case of bacterial meningitis, and he fell into a weeklong coma. During those 7 days in coma, he was plunged into the deepest realms of consciousness and came to understand profound truths about the universe we inhabit.

The band Led Zeppelin was desirable, dark, and dangerous, and this perceptive reference answers questions about their many supposed habits, such as Did they really officiate black masses in their dressing room? Did they flirt with magic? and Did they practice ritual cannabalism? La banda Led Zeppelin era apetecible, oscura y peligrosa, y esta referencia perceptiva contesta preguntas sobre sus costumbres supuestas, como ¿De veras oficiaban misas negras en los camerinos? ¿Habían coqueteado con la magia? y ¿Practicaban el canibalismo ritual?

Escuchar a la raz n revela el rol esencial de la m sica en los debates cerca de la sociedad, la identidad y la cultura de la modernidad europea del siglo XIX. Michael Steinberg parte de la consideraci n de la m sica "como un g nero clave en la historia de la forma cultural y est tica, y como un significativo componente existencial de la historia de la vida cultural". As , en este ensayo acerca de la historia cultural de la m sica plantea un recorrido que va desde Mozart a Mahler, de la m sica sacra a la secular, incluyendo la pera tanto como la obra sinf nica y la instrumental solista.