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El célebre tenor Ian Bostridge pasó casi dos años sin poder pisar los escenarios a causa de la pandemia, hecho que lo llevó a reflexionar sobre el valor irrenunciable del contacto directo con el público, a la vez que le permitio ahondar en el amplio catalogo de clasicos que ha interpretado a lo largo de su carrera. Mediante una prosa lucida y absorbente, Bostridge explora en estas paginas el modo en que Monteverdi, Schumann y Britten emplearon y subvirtieron los roles de genero en sus composiciones, cuestiona la jerarquia y el poder coloniales en Chansons madecasses de Ravel, y analiza las meditaciones de Britten sobre la muerte en obras como War Requiem o Death in Venice. Las singulares reflexiones de Bostridge nos permiten comprender la asombrosa intensidad de sus interpretaciones, en las que la extraña fusion de melodia y pensamiento brinda autenticas epifanias tanto al cantante como a su publico.

Did you hear Evan Dando died last night Evan Dando spills the true story of his band s tumultuous history and what it was like to be famous in the pre internet days in this candid colourful and unputdownable memoir After Kurt Cobain s passing in 1994 everyone expected Evan Dando to be next The Lemonheads frontman songwriter and actor started in the 80s hardcore scene and went on to become a 90s icon with two gold records to his name Think of Evan Dando and you think of heroin chic grunge and celebrity burnout From sneaking into concerts as a child to sleeping on floors in the punk rock days to crashing at Johnny Depp s place in Hollywood he was right there in the thick of it So much so that social media once reported his death Now very much alive and sober Dando is going to tell his own story Rumours of my Demise will remind readers what was so great about the pre internet 90s the innocence the access and the anonymity Reclaiming the purity and exuberance of his early days and encapsulating the spirit of the era this is a portrait of an artist who lives wholly for his music and one that makes no apologies for doing so

¿Qué es la música andalusí? ¿Es una música árabe? ¿Música ibérica? ¿Por qué hay fragmentos de melodía andalusí que son sospechosamente parecidos a otros del canto litúrgico medieval occidental? ¿Acaso los musulmanes llegados a al-Andalus se encontraron con un desierto arido, un pueblo primitivo y ningun rastro de herencia cultural? ¿Dejaron los mozarabes de cantar sus canciones de bodas o cantos liturgicos durante toda la epoca andalusi? ¿Acaso los andalusies "arabes" nunca oyeron el canto autoctono de los hispano-romanos hasta que lo revelara Avempace a principios del siglo XII? ¿Olvidaron los musulmanes de origen hispanico sus canciones y sus inclinaciones musicales ancestrales? Y por otra parte ¿por que no existe una definicion del modo musical andalusi? ¿Es cierto que la musica andalusi vive una grave degeneracion en la epoca actual? A todas esas preguntas contestara Amin Chaachoo en este libro, que divide en tres capitulos: "Historia de la musica andalusi", la primera historia de la musica andalusi que contempla las componentes no arabes antes y durante la epoca andalusi; "Conceptos", definiciones, explicaciones y critica de la situacion actual de la musica andalusi y "Teoria de la Musica Andalusi", donde por primera vez se propone una teoria musical andalusi completa y

An epic collection covering arguably the greatest decade in music history the perfect companion for any fan of music from the 1980s

Calling all Swifties experience The Eras in your very own kitchen with these Fan Tay stic recipes to celebrate every occasion from birthday parties to glittering karaoke nights and from hen dos bachelorettes to sleepovers Breakfast Bakes Guilty as Cinnamon Swirls Breakfast at Midnight Flapjacks Oh my god look at those Cakes Maroon Velvet Cake evermoorish lemon cake Savoury Snacks Call it What You Wontons You Belong with Brie Little Treats The Tortured Possets Department Long Story Shortbread Wildest Creams Party Showstoppers Bejeweled Cookies I Knew You Were Truffles Seasonal Specials Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes Christmas Tree Farm Cake These enchanting bakes will be your culinary End Game Are you ready for it UNOFFICIAL & UNAUTHORISED

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life music and spiritual adventures of Yusuf Cat Stevens one of the iconic figures of our time CAT ON THE ROAD TO FINDOUT is more than a memoir it s a profound exploration of identity faith and the universal search for meaning Cat Stevens was launched to fame in the swinging sixties with chart topping pop hits like Matthew and Son and The First Cut is the Deepest His early career was drastically interrupted by a mortal battle with TB a turning point that ignited his quest for peace and understanding Emerging from this experience he rapidly rose to become one of the most prolific singer songwriting icons of the seventies captivating the world with soul stirring anthems like Wild World Father and Son Peace Train and Morning Has Broken After exploring Buddhism Zen Hinduism and astrology in 1975 he again came face to face in a dangerous encounter with fate a near drowning experience in the ocean led to a massive transformative commitment to the Omniscient Power which miraculously saved him This was fulfilled when his brother gifted him a copy of the Qur an By 1977 he embraced Islam changed his name to Yusuf Islam and shocked the world by leaving the music industry dedicat

The long awaited memoir of legendary Lionel RichieAs a storyteller second to none Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all In this intimate deeply candid memoir Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don t matter Lionel chronicles lessons learned during his unlikely story of remarkable success his dramatic transformation from painfully shy tragically late bloomer to world class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played as the soundtrack of our lives Funny warm and riveting Lionel recalls his childhood in Tuskegee Alabama where he grew up on its university campus during the heyday of the Civil Rights movement raucous adventures as a member of The Commodores coming of age in late 1960s Harlem culture shock playing gigs on the French Riviera the big break of being signed to Motown his meteoric solo career that included an Olympics performance witnessed by two billion around the globe all the way through to writing and recording We Are the World and his current multi generational fame as a judge on American Idol Even with its turbulence loss and near calamity Lionel s journey takes us on a thrill ride and delivers a memoir for the ages reminding us of the power of love t

Empathy is the currency of all music and Joe Mulhall does a great job of explaining how that quality has been used to generate solidarity for the struggle and sympathy for those who suffer injustice Billy Bragg While the global history of the dictatorships oppression racism and state violence over the last century is well known the role that music played in people s lives during these times is less understood This book is a collection of stories and hidden histories about how music provided light in the darkest of times over the past century How it steeled souls and inspired resistance to oppression Rebel Sounds will explore freedom songs in the Republic of Ireland the Soviet Union s oppression behind the Berlin Wall authoritarian dictatorships in Brazil and Nigeria institutionalised racism and police violence in America and South Africa street violence in Britain ethnic cleansing in the Balkans and musical resistance in war torn Ukraine This is a social history of the twentieth century but one that takes in the human impulse to create share and enjoy the one thing that connects cultures and spans generations music Illuminating uplifting and important James O Brien

La música y el vino comparten la epistemología del misterio. La subjetividad determina el efecto que causan en nosotros. La música de Bach es infinita y eterna. Encierra los secretos del arte y los enigmas de la existencia y, despues de trescientos años, continua despertando pasiones, calmando el hambre de respuestas y cautivando a las almas curiosas. El vino de Champagne es infinito y eterno. Guardian del placer de los sentidos, encierra un jardin diferente en cada botella, un viaje a las personas que lo han hecho posible. Despues de trescientos años, lejos de haber permanecido en el olvido, el Champagne continua proporcionando inspiracion como uno de los extras elegantes de la vida. Musica liquida: champagne y (des)variaciones Goldberg nos ofrece una mirada inedita sobre la belleza que comparten el vino y la musica, se acerca a los debates contemporaneos como el concepto de terroir y las formas de produccion sostenibles, e incide en la importancia del vino (concretamente el vino de Champagne) y el arte (en este caso, la musica, las Variaciones Goldberg, de Bach) como elementos culturales identitarios de nuestra civilizacion. El vinculo entre los treinta y dos productores de champagne que el autor considera esenciales, y las Variaciones Goldberg, de Bach, proporciona al relato nuevos elementos que transforman y enriquecen los aspectos puramente sensoriales.

Generalmente la Música Militar es conocida por las marchas militares e himnos, sin embargo su contenido es más amplio y vario. Fenómeno inseparablemente unido al hombre desde los comienzos de la Historia, este genero sonoro se nos presenta, en su mas elemental manifestacion, como un vehiculo para la transmision de ordenes, una combinacion armonica y ritmica de sonidos, destinada a estimular la disciplina del cuerpo, asi como a despertar en el alma la vibracion patriotica y los sentimientos guerreros. El libro hace un recorrido historico desde el siglo XI hasta nuestros dias, analizando todo este tipo de manifestaciones musicales: composiciones guerreras, marciales, reales, patrioticas, politicas, paramilitares, procesionales y liricas de inspiracion castrense.

Hasta finales del siglo XVIII la música instrumental estaba subordinada a la vocal. Kant afirmaba que la música sin texto era «placer más que cultura» y Rousseau la desdeñaba puesto que no permitía e

En Mozart, Patrick Mackie nos traslada al fastuoso y embriagador siglo XVIII para profundizar en la vida y obra de uno de los compositores más deslumbrantes e influyentes de la historia de la música. Desde su juventud en Salzburgo, su viaje a Paris con su madre, la dificil relacion con su padre, sus aventuras amorosas, su matrimonio con Constanze Weber, sus operas y composiciones para teclado, hasta sus ultimos años y su prematura muerte acaecida en 1791, la vida de Mozart estuvo abocada casi por entero al trabajo como compositor, profesor, interprete, director y productor. Sin embargo, no es posible comprender esa vida fuera del contexto de una Europa que esta inmersa en las corrientes de pensamiento ilustradas, asiste al progresivo declive de Francia, a la inestabilidad de Jose II, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germanico, y, por extension, de la Viena de los Habsburgo. En aquella epoca de transicion musical del Barroco al Clasicismo, Mozart fue un innovador. Su produccion abarca practicamente todos los generos musicales de su tiempo. Patrick Mackie abre una nueva via de reflexion acerca de la vida y la obra del compositor y pone de manifiesto su talento para trascender las estructuras musicales tradicionales y crear melodias complejas, en las que auna lo clasico y lo vanguardista, una de las muchas razones por las que, hoy en dia, Mozart sigue siendo una fuente de inspiracion para musicos y oyentes de todo el mundo.

La canción popular argentina y latinoamericana marcó una identidad política y cultural bien definida. Este libro recupera 50 canciones fundamentales del tango, el folclore y el rock que dieron voz a las mujeres, al indigenismo, a figuras historicas populares del pasado y a la autoafirmacion latinoamericana que se expandio a toda la Patria Grande.La aparicion de la cultura de masas de principios del siglo XX fue promovida por el periodismo, el libro, el teatro, los lugares de diversion y, sin lugar a dudas, la musica popular. Hacia 1925 las nuevas tecnologias permitieron el surgimiento del tocadiscos con motor electrico, lo que produjo una verdaderarevolucion en la vida urbana y en la musica, que comenzo a ser una compañia habitual en los hogares y espacios publicos, y nunca se detuvo.El tango y su ciclo de oro hasta los 50, el folclore hasta los 70 y el rock, de alli en adelante, marcaron el paso de la cancion popular. Oche Califa analiza estos tres grandes campos y describe la singularidad de sus letras e imaginarios: eltango con su mundo heterogeneo de la ciudad, incluyendo el delito y la vida de los margenes; el folklore como transmisor de la cultura de raiz, valorable por su autenticidad, y el rock como reflejo de la cultura rebelde y sincera de las nuevas juventudes.Toda

The first memoir to tell the story of John Lennon and Yoko's life from the Beatles split to John's untimely death in 1980 - from the inside. Honest, insightful, humane, revealing, it will bring the lives of two cultural icons to life like never before.'A charmingly modest tale of a long brush with stardom, with all its pleasures and frustrations' Kirkus'A captivating and intimate window into the complicated lives of one of rocks most legendary couples' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)_____________'Its hard to define the relationship Elliot had with our family. But I ultimately think the best word to describe him is: friend. Perhaps our closest friend. The reason I wanted Elliot to write a book, first and foremost, is because he is a good storyteller. The fact that he was there in the lives of John and Yoko (and mine), is really just icing on the cake. I like hearing him talk, and Im sure you will, too' Sean Ono LennonFrom the moment he interviewed Yoko Ono on his late night radio show in September 1971, Elliot Mintzs life would never the same again. That phone call would lead him to an intense and revealing friendship with Yoko and her husband, John Lennon, until Johns untimely death in 1980, and beyond, to the present day.In 1971, then the talk host on American airwaves, Elliot Mintz was talking to all of the major figures in the burgeoning West Coast music scene when he was asked whether he would interview Yoko about her new album. Their talk quickly lead to other private calls and then to John Lennon, with whom he quickly formed a firm bond. Those conversations became hours-long epics, to the extent that Elliot had another phone line put in, for which only two people had the number - John and Yoko.The aftermath of The Beatles breakup ushered in a tumultuous decade. Elliot witnessed it, or heard all about it, at close hand including the unbearable cost of such fame when John and Yoko separated for what became known as his lost weekend. There was joy when their son Sean was born and the creative rebirth that was the multi-platinum selling triumph, Double Fantasy. But then there was unimaginable tragedy too when John was brutally murdered in December 1980.

Celebrating 50 years of punk rebellion creativity and raw energy this is the definitive guide to the movement that shook the world