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Recognized as the most significant composer from New Spain in the early eighteenth century, Manuel de Sumaya (ca. 1678–1755) oversaw musical activity at Mexico City Cathedral during a time of stylistic change. Sumaya, who was locally born and ordained as a priest, wrote music that mixes the counterpoint and rhythmic vigor of seventeenth-century Hispanic music with more modern Italianate gestures prescient of international taste in the eighteenth century. This edition of all thirty-four villancicos with music by Sumaya conserved in the Estrada Collection at Mexico City Cathedral reveals the...

Perfect for anyone who wants to be a DJ, this book illustrates how being a DJ is not only a job but an art form. Perfecto para todos aquellos que quieren ser DJ, este libro ilustra como pinchar discos no es sólo un oficio sino un arte.

From its origins in Ragtime and Blues, the passionate life and main themes of the greatest singers and musicians, this book discusses the history of one of America's greatest inventions, with chapters ranging from its historical beginnings to jazz in films.

El teatro vivió su renovación a partir de 1960. Tal como ya había pasado con las artes plásticas, la escena rompió con el realismo y las representaciones tradicionales. Aquí empieza el teatro contemporáneo. Sin la música pop y rock, la segunda mitad del siglo XX habría sido probablemente diferente. Este libro traza la evolución de esta música popular y analiza la gran influencia que ha tenido.