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Propuesta en la que, de forma ágil y amena, se abordan aspectos relacionados con la práctica musical, tomando como eje los elementos básicos de la música. El libro se acompaña de un disco compacto con 57 ejemplos musicales.

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...

Little Richard abrió el camino para generaciones de músicos: los Beatles, James Brown, los Everly Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, los Rolling Stones, Elton John, Prince...La lista es interminable. Él era «el Origen», «el Innovador» y el autoproclamado «Rey y Reina del rock and roll ». Cuando falleció el 9 de mayo de 2020, La gran vida de Little Richard, que estaba casi terminado, se actualizó inmediatamente para cubrir la respuesta internacional a su muerte. Esta es pues la gran biografía de Richard Wayne Penniman de Macon (Georgia, Estados Unidos), quien fue, hasta su fallecimiento, el...

Isabel Villagar has provided us with a book to guide us in teaching children how to sing. Her book is based on scientific principles and focuses on the mental and emotional stages that children and teens go through while learning to sing. She dispels the notions that singing is reserved to those select few that are born with a gift. Isabel invites readers of all ages to uncover their own vocal talent.