Freestyle Revolution

Although influenced by the impressionism of Debussy, Dukas, and Ravel, Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) remained distinctively Spanish, with roots that drew upon both Andalusian folk music and his country's classical traditions. With these two popular ballets, El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) and El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), he brought the world's attention to the music of Spain. In El Amor Brujo, a gypsy lass is haunted by the ghost of a former swain until her new lover devises a plan to entice the spirit away. Each of the ballet's scenes evokes a different mood that is ...

The legend states that “Nothing is truth, everything is permitted” were the last words of Hassan-I Sabbah, the mythical leader of the ancient and obscure sector of the Murderers. Writer William Burroughs became obsessed with this phrase, claiming it was a magic password. In the beginning of the 20th century, Burroughs continued viewing Sabbah as one of his mentors. His scandalous life and radical work had become a symbol for rebels and anarchists, eventually becoming one of the most ideological precursors in the punk movement. Then, the world surrendered before Nirvana, considering them...

Si tuvieras que poner una banda sonora a las distintas situaciones de tu vida, ¿sabrías cuál es la mejor canción para cada momento? Tanto si sabes la respuesta como si no, aquí tienes Alimenta tus oídos, un libro diferente que, a modo de jukebox, te hará recordar que la vida es un puro pentagrama musical. Y es que José Luis Salas, consumado maestro del periodismo musical, premio Antena de Oro 2013, director y presentador en Onda Cero de No son horas, el magacín más trepidante de la radio española, colaborador del programa Herrera en la onda y cinéfilo sin remedio que ha presentado ...

Escuchar a la raz n revela el rol esencial de la m sica en los debates cerca de la sociedad, la identidad y la cultura de la modernidad europea del siglo XIX. Michael Steinberg parte de la consideraci n de la m sica "como un g nero clave en la historia de la forma cultural y est tica, y como un significativo componente existencial de la historia de la vida cultural". As , en este ensayo acerca de la historia cultural de la m sica plantea un recorrido que va desde Mozart a Mahler, de la m sica sacra a la secular, incluyendo la pera tanto como la obra sinf nica y la instrumental solista.