Novedades del último mes en eBooks de Historias de la música

Este libro celebra y rinde homenaje a las importantes aportaciones, a menudo fundamentales y en algunos casos legendarias, de las artistas femeninas al rock, al pop, al R&B y a los diversos géner

Não é mineiro de nascimento – adverte, logo de início, o autor. Mas foi se tornando, com o passar do tempo, pelas doces memórias da infância vivida numa pequena cidade do sudoeste mineiro, fincando r

O livro aborda o tema desde a história da música e da notação musical, até a relação entre música e tecnologia, cognição, linguagem, estética e inteligência artificial, além de fundamentos filosófico

Every nation has a song a melody meant to unite, to honor, and to remember. But behind the stirring notes and patriotic lyrics lie stories far more complex, emotional, and human than the words we sing. Voices of a Nation unveils the real histories behind national anthems around the world songs born from bloodshed, rebellion, heartbreak, and triumph.From ancient chants of resistance to modern symbols of unity, each anthem carries within it the struggles, victories, and contradictions of its people. Some were written in the heat of revolution, others by poets who never imagined their verses would echo across generations.Inside youll discover:How La Marseillaise began as a battle cry that terrified monarchs and inspired freedom movements worldwide.Why The Star-Spangled Banner was never meant to be sung and how it almost didnt become the anthem of the United States.The forgotten verses of God Save the King that reveal its original message of divine submission.How African independence movements used song as a weapon against colonial rule.The emotional weight behind anthems banned, rewritten, or reclaimed after war and revolution.Written in vivid, accessible language, Voices of a Nation combines history, music, and politics to show how national anthems are more than just melodies they are emotional time capsules. Each story reveals the heartbeat of a people, their suffering and pride transformed into song.Perfect for teachers, historians, and lovers of culture and music, this book reminds us that every note we sing is part of a larger human story one of struggle, resilience, and shared identity.

A chance remark on the stairs at Peter Morris Music in Londons Denmark Street, in October 1963, set off a chain reaction that helped Brian Epstein apply some much-needed leverage on Americas Hollywood-based Capitol label.Although February 1963 marked the Beatles breakthrough in Britain, by the closing months of that year they still had not conquered the United States. Their manager Brian Epstein had been fighting what seemed like a losing battle to persuade Capitol to release the bands records in America. Indeed, when the Beatles eventually hit the big time in the United States in February 1964, both Epstein and Capitol executives obscured the truth behind it.What is the story behind this essential step in the Beatles meteoric rise to worldwide fame? In Capitol Gains, historian Andrew Cook uses corporate and personal archives to reveal the reality behind this and much more, lifting the lid on Capitols unfavourable view of the British record industry and how they set out to remix UK master tapes and create distinct US albums. It shows how, while Capitols strategy made the Beatles rich beyond their wildest dreams, Epstein often struggled to balance Capitols commercial decisions against the Beatles own demands, and explores the efforts made to protect the Beatles image as they were caught up in the whirlwind of global success.

O livro As canções de Mariana, segundo livro do escritor Nérope Martinelli Bulgarelli, escrito aos 81 anos, gira em torno da vida de uma jovem inteligente, esforçada, de origem humilde, que ama músic

Uma seleção dos melhores álbuns construídos pelos maiores intérpretes da música country estadunidense.

Em O Som da Morte , Clayton Miranda tece uma sinfonia sombria de contos de terror, cada um inspirado em icônicos clássicos de rock. De pais enlutados invocando demônios em cemitérios assombrados a hó

Em A República dos Poetas de Rua, a trilha vai do Bronx às quebradas do Brasil para mostrar como o hip-hop virou linguagem de resistência, identidade e afeto. Entre passado e presente, o livro recone

Definitive and comprehensive, this is the actual story of Factory RecordsPeter SavilleIn 1978, a Factory for Sale sign gave Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson a name for their fledgling Manchester club night. Though they couldn t have known it at the time, this was the launch of one of the most significant musical and cultural legacies of the late twentieth century. The clubs electrifying live scene soon translated to vinyl, and Factory Records went on to become the most innovative and celebrated record label of the next thirty years.Always breaking new musical ground, Factory introduced the listening public to bands such as Joy Division, whose Unknown Pleasures was the labels first album release, New Order, Durutti Column and Happy Mondays. Propelled onwards by the inspirational cultural entrepreneur, Tony Wilson, Factory always sought new ways to energise the popular consciousness, such as the infamous Hacienda nightclub, which enjoyed a chequered 15-year history after opening in 1982.Now fully revised and expanded with a new chapter, Shadowplayers is the most complete, authoritative and thoroughly researched account of how a group of provincial anarchists and entrepreneurs saw off bankers, journalists and gun-toting gangsters to create the most influential record label of modern times. Based on both archive and contemporary sources, the book tells the full story of Factory s heroic struggles, its complex web of inventive, idiosyncratic and tragic personalities, and ultimately, the acclaimed and much-loved music it produced.