El arte de cantar. Por un estudiante de Medicina

Learn a set of psychological tools that can be applied to musical performance or to the motor skills required for sports, theater, and dance. This practice consists of setting aside the instrument for a moment and journeying inward in order to train yourself in the skills you most need and cultivate your creative capacity. Este libro ofrece las claves de un tipo de práctica mental que puede ayudarte enormemente en cualquier tarea profesional, pero especialmente en aquellas relacionadas con la interpretación musical. Se trata de un set de herramientas psicológicas que ha demostrado una...

This is the exciting history of a musical genre that was born in Jamaica in the fifties and quickly captivated the world. Born under a specific social, political, and religious context, reggae was developed from the influence of musical styles such as calypso and blues. This book traces the origins of the genre and the characteristics of its unique culture. Esta es la apasionante historia de un género musical que nació en Jamaica en la década de los años cincuenta del pasado siglo y que en pocos años trasladó todo su poder y toda su fuerza al resto del mundo. Nacido al amparo de un...

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

In this book, twenty-four scholars investigate the relationship between music and dictatorship in twentieth-century Europe and Latin America. The music is explored as a political phenomenon in fifteen nations under totalitarian regimes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, and Hungary. Historical and aesthetical articles face both individual people (for instance, Chavez, Ligeti, Massarani or Villa-Lobos) as well whole generations of composers operating under dictatorship (for example, in the communist regimes of...