Historia de la música occidental

Completa introducción a los rudimentos básicos de la composición. El libro se acompaña de un disco compacto con ejemplos grabados especialmente para ilustrar las técnica y procedimientos compositivos analizados.

Este libro parte de las teorías presentadas en otro texto del mismo autor titulado "Composición Musical bio-inspirada". Tiene un enfoque de investigación empírica, más práctico que el libro anterior, mostrando los posibles usos de técnicas de Composición Musical asistida por ordenador basadas en la procesos bio-inspirados, concretamente en las estructuras celulares. El autor analiza en primera persona, con detalle y paso a paso, su propio proceso de creación, explicando las decisiones que va tomando, así como las razones técnicas y estéticas. Los resultados obtenidos permiten...

Piano students of Latin American heritage often do not relate to the folk tunes that most methods use because the majority of those melodies do not flow with the rhythm of the Spanish language. This method is based on melodies original to the Mexican culture. These children's songs flow more naturally with the language, and in accord with the Kodály method of music education, give a better foundation for teaching basic musical elements in a Spanish language culture. Coupled with constant work on sight-reading, this new method is a valuable tool for native Spanish speakers in learning to play ...

Those that Fly without Wings is a study concentrating on the practice of music and dance within a Chilean immigrant community in Oslo. It is a qualitative and interpretive account of how music activity plays a part in the negotiation and construction of immigrant identity, as well as how it gives a voice to tensions and contradictions within an immigrant group in an urban landscape. The study concerns a community with a considerable musical activity of various Latin American genres, taking place in public as well as private arenas. By engaging with both historical and present discourses in...