Musicology and Sister Disciplines

Quiero Tocar El Bajo, del reconocido autor Victor M. Barba es un libro esencial para todos aquellos que quieren aprender a tocar el bajo, ya sea electrico o acustica.

This approach to woodwind instruments is centered on effectiveness, helping each musician maximize the time they invest in study in order to reach the technical level where they can easily express themselves through the instrument. The primary goal of this approach is to encourage reflection about what a musician wants from their instrument, what their aspirations are, and the best way to achieve them.

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...

En el pensamiento musical confluyen distintos campos de conocimiento como la Filosofía, la Estética, la Historia, la Sociología, la Antropología, etc. Todas estas disciplinas nos ayudan a entender qué funciones tenía la música en diferentes épocas, cómo era considerada por la sociedad del momento y qué vínculos tenía con la concepción del mundo. En este libro, un libro imprescindible para los amantes de la música que se quieran adentrar en el prolífico tesoro del pensamiento musical, se desgrana la visión de la música y su importancia desde los griegos hasta la actualidad....