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Studies in Latin American and ...David Garcia traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on... David Garcia traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities... more
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The Origins of Russian Music :...Five kondakarian manuscripts dating from the 11th to 13th century belong among... Five kondakarian manuscripts dating from the 11th to 13th century belong among the oldest witnesses of Russian church music. The Slavonic church texts are accompanied by a peculiar notation which represents the most complex notational system of the... more
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Music Reference Collection: Th...The first general reference work on Latin American choral music, this research... The first general reference work on Latin American choral music, this research guide catalogs composers and their works from 1550 to the present. It provides bio-bibliographical and stylistic information about composers and detailed information about... more
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Rock the Nation : Latin/O Iden...An alternative history of rock music, from a Latino/Hispanic perspective, whic... An alternative history of rock music, from a Latino/Hispanic perspective, which focuses on the story of the rock genre with an emphasis on identity politics. > Rock the Nation analyzes Latino/a identity through rock 'n' roll music and its deep Latin/o... more
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Music for Little Mozarts Chris...In this story, the Music Friends surprise Puccini Pooch on Christmas Eve. "Jol... In this story, the Music Friends surprise Puccini Pooch on Christmas Eve. "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas," "Jingle Bells" and "Up on The Housetop" are featured. Music activity pages reinforce note reading and rhythm patterns. In this story, the Music... more
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Latin America: Forró and Rede...For the many poor and working-class Northeastern Brazilians who have been disp... For the many poor and working-class Northeastern Brazilians who have been displaced from their home region for economic reasons, the music of forr is a redemptive attempt at establishing an immanent relationship to history and community in the... more
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Sounding Salsa : Performing La...This ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s offers de... This ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s offers detailed accounts of musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures. The author, himself an accomplished salsa musican, examines the organisational... more
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Secular Devotion : Afro-Latin ...Illuminating exploration of Afro-Latin music s challenge to Western cultural i... Illuminating exploration of Afro-Latin music s challenge to Western cultural imperialism. more
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Pitt Latin American (Paperback...The first English-langiuage biography of the great Argentinian tango singer Ca... The first English-langiuage biography of the great Argentinian tango singer Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), that traces his rise from modest beginnings to become the first genuine "superstar" of twentieth-century Latin America. In the first biography in... more
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Studies In Latin America & Car...How class divisions shape the definition of Ecuador's national music and ident... How class divisions shape the definition of Ecuador's national music and identity more
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Latin America in Translation/E...Mystery of Samba: Popular Music and National Identity in Brazil Samba is Brazi... Mystery of Samba: Popular Music and National Identity in Brazil Samba is Brazil's national rhythm, the foremost symbol of its culture and nationhood. To the outsider, samba and the famous pre-Lenten carnival of which it is the centerpiece seem to... more
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Greek and Latin Music Theory: ...In the Contrapunctus (1412) Prosdocimo surveys the practice of counterpoint an... In the Contrapunctus (1412) Prosdocimo surveys the practice of counterpoint and musica ficta, codifying each in six rules. Unlike most of his contemporaries, who were satisfied merely to state their rules, Prosdocimo justified his, making the treatise... more
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Perspectives in Global Pop (Ha...Author of two books on Issac Albeniz, including Issac Albeniz: A Guide to Rese... Author of two books on Issac Albeniz, including Issac Albeniz: A Guide to Research (1998), Walter Aaron Clark has compiled thirteen essays that discuss the various aspects of Latin American music. The essays cover the social and political impact the... more
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Mambo Kingdom: Latin Music in ...Shortly after Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, they began ... Shortly after Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, they began moving into an uptown Manhattan neighborhood that would become known as "Spanish Harlem." By 1930, Afro-Cuban music had gained a firm foothold in the city, setting the stage... more
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Sounding Salsa : Performing La...This ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s offers de... This ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s offers detailed accounts of musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures. The author, himself an accomplished salsa musican, examines the organisational... more
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Latin Dreamland,'Putumayo Lati...Collecting ten calming melodies from around Latin America, this colorfully pac... Collecting ten calming melodies from around Latin America, this colorfully packaged release will ease the journey into la tierra de los sueños" (dreamland). On 'Latin Dreamland', artists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and Peru... more
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Sheet Music Hits: Christmas Sh...Thirty-two favorite songs of the season including: Angels We Have Heard on Hig... Thirty-two favorite songs of the season including: Angels We Have Heard on High * Don't Save It All for Christmas Day * Frosty the Snowman * Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer! * Grown-Up Christmas List * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bell... more
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Sheet Music Hits: Christmas Sh...Thirty great titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * Christmas Waltz * Frosty t... Thirty great titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * Christmas Waltz * Frosty the Snowman * The Gift * Grown-Up Christmas List * Jingle Bell Rock * Joy to the World * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * The Little Drummer Boy * Santa Baby * Santa... more
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