Based on previously unpublished documents, Frank D'Accone sets the background for the musical efflorescence that occurred in Florence in the later 15th century and the emergence in the early 16th century of a new Florentine school of composers.
In Made in NuYoRico, Marisol Negron tells the cultural history of salsa, tracing the music's Nuyorican meanings over a fifty-year period that begins with the establishment of Fania Records in 1964 and how it capitalized on salsa's Nuyorican imaginary to cultivate a global audience.
Professor Slim deals here with the several roles that music can play in the artworks of the Renaissance, looking in particular at Italian painting of the 16th century.
A través del estudio de la música tropical, Juan Sebastián Ochoa realiza un ejercicio de construcción de memoria desde un enfoque interdisciplinar, donde no solo estudia su auge en la Medellín de los sesenta, si no, cómo la llegada de medios masivos de comunicación influenció la sociedad colombiana.
Der inzwischen fünfte Gedankenband von Lutz Meier bietet eine gewohnt pointierte Mischung aus philosophischem Essayismus, genauer Alltagsbeobachtung sowie eine Lust an Sprache und ihrem Spiel.
Bangtan Remixed delves into the cultural impact of celebrated K-Pop boy band BTS, exploring their history, aesthetics, fan culture, and capitalist moment.
Sumérgete en el encantador mundo de la música con "Nuestro amigo el piano", una colección única y cautivadora de 50 piezas especialmente compuestas por niños, cuidadosamente recopiladas por Violeta Hemsy de Gainza.
Michele Carafa (1787–1872) war ein außergewöhnlicher Komponist, dessen Werke zu seiner Zeit gefeiert wurden, heute jedoch weitgehend in Vergessenheit geraten sind.
If there is anything that can be said to define the music scene in the Nordic countries, it is that it is tremendously diverse, something that this engaging and informative guide to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland's folk music will demonstrate.
Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin guides readers through eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the nineteenth century:* Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.
