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Atahualpa Yupanqui is one of the most important figures in the Argentinian culture of the twentieth century. Born in Buenos Aires Province in 1908, he spent his life travelling around the country and the world, taking the poetic artistry and music of Argentinian folklore with him on his journeys. This captivating, entertaining, and compelling collection takes Yupanqui's words and presents them to readers from other countries and cultures who wish to experience the magic of the author's mesmerising work. The texts and illustrations express Argentina's music, poetry and landscapes in the most...

Choral Scores is an anthology of music exemplifying distinctive choral repertoire by the most noteworthy composers throughout the history of Western music. A companion volume to Denis Shrock's Choral Repertoire (Oxford 2009), it presents works of salient importance to the development of choral music in Western culture, representing the music of the composers, eras, and movements discussed most prominently in that volume. Including 132 compositions by 124 different composers, each presented unabridged and in full score, and spanning the entirety of Western music history, from the medieval era...

Gilberto Gil (1942) no es solo un músico, es la expresión más completa de lo que significa un compositor popular brasileño, alguien que conoce muy bien la técnica y, a la vez, la carga simbólica que expresa su obra; un simbolismo que es la expresión, quizá, más completa de las fuerzas creadoras del Brasil pasado, presente y futuro. Su obra se desdobla en caminos diversos que ha sabido recorrer con maestría y sensatez. Desde su juventud como uno de los líderes de la Tropicalia a su madurez como uno de los ministros de Cultura más respetados a nivel mundial, Gil encarna ese Brasil...

In June 1964, Pink Floyd was born, completely changing the history of music. Time has made Pink Floyd a musical and cultural icon. This book looks at the life of one of the bands that sold the most records of all time, shedding light on its history, the soundtrack of several generations. Un 5 de junio de 1964 Syd Barrett pensó en unir los nombres de dos viejos músicos de blues para rebautizar a una banda en la que el núcleo duro estaba integrado por Roger Waters, Nick Mason y Rick Wright, junto al propio Syd, por supuesto. Había nacido Pink Floyd. Había nacido el mito. Con ellos cambió...