Vida de Richard Strauss

- An approach based on self-learning and recognition of rhythmic and melodic patterns - Original tunes rather than abstract sight-reading exercises - 237 carefully graded pieces in a range of musical styles - Nine sections ranging from open strings to extensions and slurs - Each section concludes with a set of duets and accompanied pieces for practice of ensemble sight-reading - Tunes progress to all key signatures up to four sharps and three flats - Preliminary towards grade 4

Professor Snow's auspicious debut in musicology came in 1958 as the author of the chapter on Old Roman chant in Willi Apel's Gregorian Chant. He completed his doctorate at the University of Illinois in 1968, and his major faculty appointments have been at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois, and University of Texas. His publications range from the medieval era to the baroque, most of them dealing with sacred music in Spain, Portugal, the Hispanic New World, and eastern Europe. Encomium Musicae will present over 40 articles by scholars from seven different countries, most of...

Exploring the details of a popular instrument, this study offers a complete history of the piano along with the various theories and observations. Explorando los detalles de un instrumento popular, este estudio ofrece una historia completa del piano además de varias teorías y observaciones.

El ensayo definitivo sobre el disco más importante de la historia del hip hop. En el año 1993 la cultura hip hop vivía sus años dorados en Estados Unidos. Dos décadas le había tomado al rap erigirse como indiscutible catalizador de la realidad política, social, económica y artística de los barrios marginados de la potencia mundial. A golpe de beat, sample y rima, la música protesta se alejaba de las guitarras. En ese contexto ve la luz el álbum Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), debut del clan neoyorquino que lideraría el resurgir de la costa este como estandarte del rap hardcore...