Vicente Emilio Sojo Works for Guitar, Volume 4

"Leon de Greiff formo parte de un grupo de intelectuales y artistas que fundara la Radiodifusora Nacional -1 de febrero de 1940- como dependencia del Ministerio de Educacion Nacional con el fin de propender a la difusion de la cultura, y presto su colaboracion en tal empeno hasta 1961 -con algunas interrupciones- mediante programas semanales sobre temas musicales. Este volumen contiene 203 comentarios musicales escritos por Leon de Greiff, principalmente para programas de radio. Aunque estos textos nunca fueron revisados o corregidos, ya que su autor nunca tuvo en mente su publicacion, ahora...

La musica del siglo XX suele suscitar, salvo en circulos especializados, un sentimiento de rechazo. Otto Karolyi propone en este libro un acercamiento a las principales caracteristicas de esta musica para poder comprenderla y disfrutarla mejor, analizando de manera sistematica los cambios de estetica que han ido produciendose a lo largo del siglo.

The endlessly energetic duo of Oriol Saña and Lluís Gómez have created a charming and informative account of the musical phenomenon we call bluegrass. Originally a quirky supercharged folk music played by about ten people, bluegrass music, with its Mozart-like formality and ferocious rhythmic zest, now describes an extended international family of related string band styles. Master fiddler Oriol and bluegrass banjoist Lluís, both acclaimed educators, present both the wide view and crucial details about this music in a clear, personable manner. Bravo! Includes access to online audio. El...

Piano students of Latin American heritage often do not relate to the folk tunes that most methods use because the majority of those melodies do not flow with the rhythm of the Spanish language. This method is based on melodies original to the Mexican culture. These children's songs flow more naturally with the language, and in accord with the Kodály method of music education, give a better foundation for teaching basic musical elements in a Spanish language culture. Coupled with constant work on sight-reading, this new method is a valuable tool for native Spanish speakers in learning to play ...