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Este texto es una “guía” didáctica y divulgativa que repasa de manera clara las principales teorías musicales y cinematográficas, y que sistematiza las diferentes metodologías para afrontar el análisis de la música de cine estudiando cómo interactúan música e imagen según las posibles asociaciones de lo musical con lo plástico, lo espacial, lo cromático o lo dramático. Alejandro Román escribe por un lado como docente, compositor e intérprete; por otro, desde su experiencia en el medio audiovisual. Esto le ha permitido acuñar el concepto “musivisual”, que contempla el...

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...

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.

A great reference work for jazz-lovers, this book offers a detailed exploration of its origins, great figures, and stylistic variations, all without sacrificing rigorous analysis of musical structures, technique, and variations. This is an indispensable book for both the newly curious and established professionals looking to broaden their knowledge.