ISBN: 9780199892457

Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agustín Lara (1897-1970). Widely kn… Mehr…

Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agustín Lara (1897-1970). Widely known as "el flaco de oro" ("the Golden Skinny"), this remarkably thin fellow was prolific across the genres of bolero, ballad, and folk. His most beloved "Granada", a song so enduring that it has been covered by the likes of Mario Lanza, Frank Sinatra, and Placido Domingo, is today a standard in the vocal repertory. However, there exists very little biographical literature on Lara in English. In Agustín Lara: A Cultural Biography, author Andrew Wood's informed and informative placement of Lara's work in a broader cultural context presents a rich and comprehensive reading of the life of this significant musical figure. Lara's career as a media celebrity as well as musician provides an excellent window on Mexican society in the mid-twentieth century and on popular culture in Latin America. Wood also delves into Lara's music itself, bringing to light how the composer's work unites a number of important currents in Latin music of his day, particularly the bolero. With close musicological focus and in-depth cultural analysis riding alongside the biographical narrative, Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography is a welcome read to aficionados and performers of Latin American musics, as well as a valuable addition to the study of modern Mexican music and Latin American popular culture as a whole. Trade Books>Hardcover>Music>Theory & Criticism>Theory & Criticism, Oxford University Press Core >2<

2014, ISBN: 9780199892457

Oxford University Press Inc, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Illustrated, 295 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-07-14T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.55 kg, Verkaufsrang: 4139133, Klassisch, Komponi… Mehr…

Oxford University Press Inc, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Illustrated, 295 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-07-14T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.55 kg, Verkaufsrang: 4139133, Klassisch, Komponisten & Musiker, Kunst & Literatur, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Country & Folk, Schauspieler & Entertainer, Geschichte & Kritik, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Schlager & Chanson, Musikgenres, International, Ethnomusikologie, Musiktheorie, Theorie, Komposition & Performance, Politik & Geschichte, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Format: Illustriert, Oxford University Press Inc, 2014<

2014, ISBN: 9780199892457

Oxford University Press Inc, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Illustrated, 295 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-07-14T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.21 kg, Verkaufsrang: 3908004, Klassisch, Komponi… Mehr…

Oxford University Press Inc, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Illustrated, 295 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-07-14T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.21 kg, Verkaufsrang: 3908004, Klassisch, Komponisten & Musiker, Kunst & Literatur, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Country & Folk, Schauspieler & Entertainer, Geschichte & Kritik, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Schlager & Chanson, Musikgenres, International, Ethnomusikologie, Musiktheorie, Theorie, Komposition & Performance, Politik & Geschichte, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Format: Illustriert, Oxford University Press Inc, 2014<