La música medieval en Galicia

En pocos artistas el tiempo tiene la importancia que alcanza en Wagner. No sólo es decisivo en el compositor o en el teórico de la interpretación, sino también en el dramaturgo, que aprovecha la música para desestabilizar el drama, provocando la continua presencia del pasado y la anticipación del futuro. Con la excepción de Meistersinger –y no del todo–, tanto en la ópera romántica como en el drama musical el tiempo está –como decía Hamlet–, “desencajado”. A veces, retrocede y el pasado retorna, como para Amfortas (primero, como tormento; más tarde, como cura). En...

This classic supplement book for the saxophone has helped instrumentalists everywhere for over 30 years, and now it's available in a Spanish language translation. All the necessary skills needed to bring the player up from beginner to 'artist' are clearly stated by master saxophonist Larry Teal.

Although influenced by the impressionism of Debussy, Dukas, and Ravel, Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) remained distinctively Spanish, with roots that drew upon both Andalusian folk music and his country's classical traditions. With these two popular ballets, El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) and El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), he brought the world's attention to the music of Spain. In El Amor Brujo, a gypsy lass is haunted by the ghost of a former swain until her new lover devises a plan to entice the spirit away. Each of the ballet's scenes evokes a different mood that is ...

Professor Snow's auspicious debut in musicology came in 1958 as the author of the chapter on Old Roman chant in Willi Apel's Gregorian Chant. He completed his doctorate at the University of Illinois in 1968, and his major faculty appointments have been at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois, and University of Texas. His publications range from the medieval era to the baroque, most of them dealing with sacred music in Spain, Portugal, the Hispanic New World, and eastern Europe. Encomium Musicae will present over 40 articles by scholars from seven different countries, most of...