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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...

Vincente Emilio Sojo is one of the most influential composers in Venezuelas history. He was not only a composer, but also a senator in the government. He composed many well-known works, and was one of the best music teachers of his time. These two Venezuelan dances have been transcribed for guitar by Alirio Diaz in standard notation only. The original version of Quirpa Guatirena for piano and voice is also included. Text is in English, Spanish, and French.

La gran biografía de Chet Baker, el legendario trompetista y cantante de jazz. Desde 1950, cuando un atractivo joven de Oklahoma apareció en la Costa Oeste como nuevo príncipe del cool jazz, hasta su violenta muerte en Amsterdam relacionada con las drogas, la vida de Chet Baker lo convirtió en un mito. En esta biografía, que incluye cientos de entrevistas y fuentes inéditas, James Gavin hace un recorrido por la vida del trompetista. La historia de Chet Baker es desmenuzada desde su atormentada y traumática infancia: Gavin explora el nacimiento de esa melancólica forma de tocar la...

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.