Música Caribeña

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 ...

(Boosey & Hawkes Voice). These exciting collections feature new transcriptions, previously unpublished material, and some selections never before published separately from complete vocal scores. The High Voice edition features 29 songs, and the Medium/Low Voice edition has 34. Contents: Afterthought * from ARIAS AND BARCAROLLES: (Little Smary * Greeting) * La Bonne Cuisine * FOUR RECIPES: (Plum Pudding * Queues de Boeuf (Ox-Tails) * Tavouk Gueunksis * Civet a Toute Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed)) * I Hate Music * A CYCLE OF FIVE KID SONGS: (I. My Name Is Barbara * II. Jupiter Has Seven Moons * ...

Quiero Tocar El Bajo, del reconocido autor Victor M. Barba es un libro esencial para todos aquellos que quieren aprender a tocar el bajo, ya sea electrico o acustica.

Maurice Ravel representa cabalmente una epoca que trataba de acercar el arte y la vida cotidiana: la ironia, el enmascaramiento de los sentimientos, la rigurosa economia de recursos musicales son rasgos que caracterizan una obra que busca introducir una cierta dosis de magia en el mundo y despojar a la musica del patetismo imperante en buena parte del siglo XIX. Junto a los capitulos mas biograficos, Theo Hirsbrunner analiza el estilo de Ravel vinculandolo a su compleja personalidad y a su ambiente intelectual y artistico.