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Un día, a principios del año 2009, Joaquín Sabina y Benjamín Prado decidieron irse a Praga a escribir canciones y siete meses después habían acabado el disco Vinagre y rosas. Este libro cuenta esa aventura que fue puro rock and roll, llena de versos y versos tachados, chicas que vienen y que se van, viajes, música, alcohol, risas y, sobre todo, lleno de una amistad sin fronteras ni direcciones prohibidas. Y también nos deja ver los talleres de cada canción y nos hipnotiza haciéndonos mirar las vueltas que dieron todas ellas antes de quedar acabadas. Benjamín Prado rememora en...

Recognized as the most significant composer from New Spain in the early eighteenth century, Manuel de Sumaya (ca. 1678–1755) oversaw musical activity at Mexico City Cathedral during a time of stylistic change. Sumaya, who was locally born and ordained as a priest, wrote music that mixes the counterpoint and rhythmic vigor of seventeenth-century Hispanic music with more modern Italianate gestures prescient of international taste in the eighteenth century. This edition of all thirty-four villancicos with music by Sumaya conserved in the Estrada Collection at Mexico City Cathedral reveals the...

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,...

Year of Wonder introduces readers to one piece of music each day of the year, artfully selected from across genres, time periods, and composers. Burton-Hill offers short introductions to contextualize each piece, and makes the music come alive in modern and playful ways. A dazzling musical journey.