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A través del estudio de la música tropical, Juan Sebastián Ochoa realiza un ejercicio de construcción de memoria desde un enfoque interdisciplinar, donde no solo estudia su auge en la Medellín de los sesenta, si no, cómo la llegada de medios masivos de comunicación influenció la sociedad colombiana.
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La obra realiza un análisis diacrónico de los sustratos que contribuyeron a la formación del vallenato, para tratar de establecer cómo fue afectado por múltiples procesos de hibridación y mestizaje cultural a través del tiempo. Mediante la transcripción y el cotejo musicológico de fragmentos representativos seleccionados, se han determinado tipologías características que se observan en los patrones de sus aires de danza.
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Hoy en día la música tradicional colombiana vive un momento excepcional de popularidad dentro del país.
Es posible escuchar este tipo de música en la radio; ha crecido el número de festivales de música de diferentes regiones de Colombia; ahora es común que los jóvenes estudiantes de música asistan a los festivales del porro, de gaitas, de música llanera, de música del Pacífico; se graban proyectos de grupos de jóvenes con nuevas propuestas...
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Theodore Levin takes readers on a journey through the rich sonic world of inner Asia, where the elemental energies of wind, water, and echo; the ubiquitous presence of birds and animals; and the legendary feats of heroes have inspired a remarkable art and technology of sound-making among nomadic pastoralists. As performers from Tuva and other parts of inner Asia have responded to the growing worldwide popularity of their music, Levin follows them...
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This book presents an introduction to more than a dozen different types of Balinese gamelan, each with its own established tradition, repertoire and social or religious context. The instruments and basic principles underlying the gamelan are introduced, thus providing listeners with the means to better appreciate the music. Scores of beautiful color photographs, a discography, and a brief guide to studying and hearing the music in Bali, will prove...
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With extensive photographs this guide to Balinese music showcases the history, culture and art of the gamelan ceremony. Bali has develop and nourished an astonishing variety of musical ensemblescalled gamelancomprising dozens of instruments mainly made of bronze or bamboo, and organized into groups with as many as 30 to 40 players. In Balinese Gamelan Music, Michael Tenzer, a noted Professor of Music at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver,...
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Folk Songs Hawaii Sings is a sparkling compilation of melodies from the islands of Polynesia together with a variety of folk songs that countless Asian people have brought with them to their new home in the Hawaiian Islands. In one sense it is a musical picture of the renowned harmonious blend of people who reside in Hawaii today; in another, it is a colorful record of ties with the Eastern world and ancestral heritage in line with the same American...
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Celtic music scholar and musician Liz Doherty is no stranger to Cape Breton music - in fact, she has made a study of it. Doherty's exposure to, and research of, the island's music traditions was the germination for this compendium on the Cape Breton fiddle: its history, its people, the tunes, the recordings. The fiddle music of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, has its own sound, artistic standards, performance practices and etiquette. The Cape Breton...
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This book contains a vintage guide to designing and constructing wooden pipe instruments. Profusely illustrated and written in simple, plain language, this guide is perfect for those with little previous experience and is highly recommended for modern readers with an interest in hand making instruments. Contents include: "The Story of Pipe-making", "How to Make a Treble Pipe", "Materials and Tools", "Tools", "Corks", "The Window and the Window-sill",...
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America tells its stories through song. Consolation to the lovelorn, courage to the oppressed, warning to the naive, or a ticket to the Promised Land, a great song can deliver the wisdom of ages directly to our souls. We Are the Music Makers! presents black-and-white portraits of artists who carry these songs from past to present: fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts, daughters and sons, grandparents and neighbors, who continue to lovingly stir the...
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When he was in graduate school in the late 1980s, Timothy Duffy began documenting the "roots" music styles of largely forgotten southern musicians in a series of field recordings. Recognizing that too many artists working in these traditions--blues, R&B, hillbilly music, and other now increasingly popular forms--had been either ignored or taken advantage of by mainstream record labels and music media and were living in poverty as a result, Duffy established...
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What is American roots music? Any definition must account for a kaleidoscope of genres from bluegrass to blues, western swing to jazz, soul and gospel to rock and reggae, Cajun to Celtic. It must encompass the work of artists as diverse as Alice Gerard and Alison Krauss, George Thorogood and Sun Ra, Bela Fleck and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, the Blake Babies and Billy Strings. What do all these artists and music styles have in common? The answer is...
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