Cuadernos de música - Gilberto Gil

Since it was first published in 1975, Mystery Train has cemented itself in the canon of great rock literature, offering one of the most astute, fascinating visions of the genre. Greil Marcus traces the emotional landscape and zeitgeist of an entire continent through the lens of the music of six of the most influential bands and musicians: from the pioneering Harmonica Frank to the tortured universe of blues singer Robert Johnson; from The Band and their dream to create a community grounded in rootlessness to the chaotic friction of Sly and the Family Stone; and from Randy Newman’s struggle...

"Brief study describes traditional instruments of indigenous and creole derivation; includes drawings, pictures, and photographs"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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.

La música constituye una actividad antiquísima en la vida y en la historia del hombre. Este libro es una sintética y a la vez muy completa historia de la música, que abarca desde sus orígenes más remotos hasta los últimos movimientos y corrientes de nuestro tiempo. Va dirigido a todo tipo de lectores: a entendidos y (preferentemente) a no entendidos. Además de un didáctico recorrido por la historia de los acontecimientos musicales, sus compositores y sus obras más señaladas, el autor ofrece su experiencia para iniciar al lector en la afición por la buena música, o para...