Música, ciencia y pensamiento en España e Iberoamérica durante el siglo XX

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...

El presente libro ofrece la edición de dos pequeñas obras de Adorno: en la primera, Composición para el cine, comparte autoría con H. Eisler y en ella ambos exponen sus experiencias y reflexiones en el ámbito de la música de cine, tras varios años de compartir juntos experiencias en Hollywood en contacto directo con la industria cinematográfica. En la segunda, El fiel correpetidor, Adorno, tras su exposición de las implicaciones conceptuales de la nueva música, analiza una serie de composiciones vinculadas al cine, así como la utilización de la música en la radio.

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.

Completa antología de la música del período comprendido entre la Plena Edad Media y mediados del siglo XV, con setenta y una partituras, en su mayoría inéditas, que van del canto gregoriano a Guillaume de Machaut.