No te va gustar. Memorias del olvido

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), uno de los compositores más importantes de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX, fue el fundador de la escuela impresionista en música y precursor de gran parte de los movimientos modernos. Roger Nichols nos sumerge en la vida y la obra de este genial compositor, esbozando tumultuosos hechos de la época en los que otros humanos se hubieran visto atrapados sin remedio. A pesar de ello, Debussy tenía una gran capacidad tanto para la amistad, como lo demuestra su extraordinaria relación con Paul Dukas y André Caplet, como para el amor, colmado profundamente ...

When thinking of rock legends, a few names like Elvis, Jagger or Lennon pop up. Rock would not be how we know it today if not for the powerful influences many women have contributed to its rebellious style and combative generation. This book is a historic and chronological tour from the 20's to current day about the most important and influential women in rock history.

Year of Wonder introduces readers to one piece of music each day of the year, artfully selected from across genres, time periods, and composers. Burton-Hill offers short introductions to contextualize each piece, and makes the music come alive in modern and playful ways. A dazzling musical journey.

Bachata—a guitar-based romantic music that debuted in Santo Domingo’s urban shantytowns in the 1960s—is today one of the hottest Latin genres. Still, fans and musicians have not forgotten the social stigma the genre carried for decades. This book interweaves bachata’s history and development with the socio-political context of Dominican identity. The author argues that its early disfavor resulted from the political climate of its origins and ties between class and race, and proposes that its ultimate acceptance as a symbol of Dominican identity arose from its innovations, the growth...