La guitarra

Recognized as the most significant composer from New Spain in the early eighteenth century, Manuel de Sumaya (ca. 1678–1755) oversaw musical activity at Mexico City Cathedral during a time of stylistic change. Sumaya, who was locally born and ordained as a priest, wrote music that mixes the counterpoint and rhythmic vigor of seventeenth-century Hispanic music with more modern Italianate gestures prescient of international taste in the eighteenth century. This edition of all thirty-four villancicos with music by Sumaya conserved in the Estrada Collection at Mexico City Cathedral reveals the...

The year was 1966. While the young people lived during the most epic time in London, a group caused a sensation: Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright and Nick Mason played blues rock like nobody else. After a few months they recorded their first singles: "Arnold Layne" / "Candy And A Currant Bun" and "See Emily Play" / "Scarecrow" and then, their first album: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. The prodigious career of Pink Floyd had begun.

(Music Sales America). El proposito de este metodo es el de entender las tecnicas para tocar la guitarra en el estilo de rock. Tambien incluye expicaciones sobre el sistema de tablature y notacion musical, asi como teoria basica. No es necesario saber leer musica y toda los ejemplos se demuestran en el CD de accompanimento. Cada leccion comienza con una explicacion de la cancion y el estilo. Despues le sigue un diagrama de acordes y un diagrama armonico que ilustran la escala y los acordes de la cancion. Los ejemplos musicales estan en el estilo de: Mana, Shakira, Carlos Santana, Guns 'n'...

A dedicated vihuela chord book, in English and Spanish, with over 300 chords for the vihuela. Chords are presented in easy to read and understand chord diagrams. Exact fingerings are shown for each diagram. Chords shown include major, minor, 7, min7, maj7, b5, sus4, aug, dim, 6, m6, 6/9, m7b5, 11, 13 and many more. Mel Bay's Vihuela Chord Book is one of the most comprehensive on the market, perfect for the aspiring mariachi.