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Choral Scores is an anthology of music exemplifying distinctive choral repertoire by the most noteworthy composers throughout the history of Western music. A companion volume to Denis Shrock's Choral Repertoire (Oxford 2009), it presents works of salient importance to the development of choral music in Western culture, representing the music of the composers, eras, and movements discussed most prominently in that volume. Including 132 compositions by 124 different composers, each presented unabridged and in full score, and spanning the entirety of Western music history, from the medieval era...

"I have affection for these lyrics, these flamenco poems, because I created them with care and dedication. My background is as a painter, but it's always bothered me that singers voiced the pains and joys of others. I've always thought that a person is better able to transmit a feeling if they're the one feeling it." Le tengo cariño a estas letras, a estos poemas flamencos, porque las hice con interés y dedicación. Sé que algunas son bonitas y todas cantables, para lo que fueron hechas. Soy pintor y con formación de pintor, pero me gustaba el cante, y me molestaba que el intérprete...

This book, both a guide and encyclopedia, is a crucial account of the musical journey that will awaken the imagination of the reader, awakening the curiosity of all those sacred, famous, and historic places that the author of this book has visited that have marked the history of rock. The exceptional narrative talent of the author and the evocation of the mythic locations of rock make this an excellent a travel through the threads of music history.

Roger Alier, autor de la "Guía universal de la ópera", obra de referencia entre los melómanos, nos ofrece una visión histórica del género lírico, desde Claudio Monteverdi, considerado el primer operista verdadero, hasta el postverismo y las últimas tendencias. Ilustrada con valiosos documentos gráficos, esta "Historia de la ópera" presenta de una manera estructurada y llena de brillantes comentarios el proceso por el que el género operístico se ha ido desarrollando desde sus remotos orígenes, en torno a 1600, hasta las complejas pero apasionantes propuestas de los primeros años...