Cuadernos de música - Gilberto Gil

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.

This collection is an inexpensive, words-only edition of favorite hymns and songs from El Himnario, together with translations of other hymns that are familiar to Hispanic congregations. The full-music edition of El Himnario was an ecumenical project sponsored by the Episcopal Church and several other mainline denominations. It is available for use by musicians who accompany worship.

The presentation of this album marks a special event in classic guitar publishing! This anthology contains 11 truly representative examples of the folklore of Latin America, all highly revered folk songs considered jewels of the musical traditions of: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Mexico. Artfully arranged by the renowned Mexican composer and guitarist, Guillermo Diego, students and professionals alike will discover multiple items of interest and important technical challenges while learning some of the most popular Latin-American folk...

Tomando como hilo conductor el concepto de identidad nacional, La canción artística latinoamericana, tiene como objetivo dilucidar las transformaciones sonoras que han tomado lugar en el mundo de la canción artística latinoamericana desde su aparición a finales del siglo XIX hasta nuestros días. Por su doble naturaleza verbal-musical, la canción ha contribuido de manera evidente a la construcción de un sonido y una estética nacionales, convirtiéndose en espejo en el que se reflejan de manera fiel los procesos de construcción de identidad nacional latinoamericana. La autora analiza...