Pablo Alborán

HakaBooks reedita la versión original de este libro en formato digital, publicado en papel en 1997: "La historia del rock sigue teniendo en Jimi Hendrix a su guitarrista por excelencia. Exhibicionista, apasionado y huidizo, el autor de Purple haze marcó, durante sus cuatro años de gloria –hasta su súbita muerte, en 1970– las reglas de oro en materia de utilización de la guitarra en el contexto rock, y su influencia abarca a todas las generaciones venideras. Desde el heavy-metal hasta el noise rock muestran rasgos de su estilo revolucionario, que en su momento demolió normas y...

A mucho más de medio siglo de ser compuestas, aún se escuchan en bares, cantinas y la radio de toda Cuba y fuera del país, muchas de sus creaciones como Cuidadito Compay Gallo y María Cristina; sin embargo, poco se sabe de la vida de este hombre cuyo verdadero nombre es revelado por el autor de esta obra, Oscar Montoto Mayor, apasionado baracoense, quien a partir de los testimonios de Antonio Fernández Arbelo, hijo de Ñico Saquito y auxiliado por el extenso archivo sobre su notable padre, junto a la pasion de sus nietos Alejandro y Toni, y las confesiones del propio compositor...

Based primarily on previously unpublished documents, the studies assembled here in this first selection by Frank D'Accone set the background for the musical efflorescence that occurred in Florence in the later 15th century and for the emergence in the early 16th century of a new Florentine school of composers. He traces the origins and development of musical chapels at the Cathedral and Baptistery, and the growth of musical establishments at several other churches such as the Santissima Annunziata, Santa Trinita and San Lorenzo.

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 ...

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy of the You Can Teach Yourself series, this beginner's book is written to give the serious adult student a solid foundation while studying on their own without the advantage of having a private teacher; it will show you all you need to know to get an authoritative start on the instrument,...