Search Results: MUSIC / MUSICA BOOKS AND SCORES from Alla

NEW ~ Chronological account of musical productions by the Orquesta de Camara de Bellas Artes in Mexico City--the oversize book on quality paper is accompanied by a CD conmemorativo. 229pp. Illustrations. Index. En espanol / Spanish. New copy, CD in original plastic wrap. Pencil price in front. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ 100 pp. Fundacao Nacional de Arte--Funarte. Colecao MPB 21. Biography of Adoniran, Brazilian samba composer, with photographs and a list of his compositions. "Adoniran Barbosa cantou o povo paulista, e assim fazendo cantou o Brasil inteiro." PORTUGUES / PORTUGUESE 7 oz.

NEW ~ First and only edition of this reconstruction of the music, scenes, and costumes of this Nahuatl-language Auto Novohispano "La Adoracion de los Reyes," with bilingual Spanish-Nahuatl texts. Includes color plates of the vestuario (costumes); also partituras (scores). Investigacion etnohistorica, musicologica y texto: Jose Antonio Guzman. Investigacion pictografica e diseno de figurines: Carlos Teja. Escuela Nacional de Musica, UNAM, Mexico. Edition of only 500. 156pp. Minor shelf wear. Cover imperfections. Hard-to-find! In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ This volume brings together a wealth of documents about and images of Mexican composer and pianist Ricardo Castro, who dominated the Porfiriato during an era of prevailing French influence. Born in Durango (1864), his first opera Atzimba (1900) broke new ground with lyrics about Mexican themes. He became director of the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica in 1907 and died that same year, leaving a prodigious production including his famous Vals capricho. 215pp. Illustrations. Bibliography. Catalogo de obras. Spanish / en espanol. Shelf wear to cover, limited mostly a few dents. Priced accordingly.

NEW ~ Well-documented biography of Araci Cortes, star of Brazilian theatrical music reviews beginning in the 1920s and later of radio and film. In addition to photographs of Araci and notes, includes Revistografia, Musicografia, Discografia, Bibliografia, and Indice onomastico. Valuable for scholars of samba and Brazilian twentieth-century popular culture more generally. In the excellent FUNARTE series Colecao MPB-12. 286pp. In Portuguese / em portugues. In stock at Alla--see our inventory on Biblio for additional Brazilian music titles. Hard to find. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Drama composition in the Spanish tradition to celebrate Christmas. Lyrics, scores, and illustrations. Includes: Tres Villancicos; Introito; Auto de Navidad; Prefiguracion; Indices. 147pp. Illustrated. Shelf wear on spine. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ "Sepan Cuantos..." Num. 334. Illustrations and maps. Includes corrido (ballads) lyrics. 207 pp.

NEW ~ Four songs by They Might Be Giants, lyrics and accompanying CD. Whimsically illustrated by Canadian artist Marcel Dzama. Ostensibly for children, but appreciated by many others. 48pp. New. We are a small bookstore in Santa Fe, NM. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ 171 pp. Fotos. Fundacao Nacional de Arte--Funarte. Colecao MPB 21A. Biography of Brazilian composer Braguinha with photographs and an extensive list of his compositions. "Joao de Barro -- Braguinha para os amigos -- e um dos 'monstros sagrados' da musica popular brasileira." PORTUGUES / PORTGUESE 9 oz.

NEW ~ Lyrics to some 150 Cuban trova (traditional and "nueva") songs with informative notes on each author/composer, and references to corresponding LP/CD. Includes indexes of authors and song titles. Photographs. Cuadernos de Cubadisco.Instituto Cubano de la Musica. 240 pp. Minor shelf wear. En espanol / Spanish. In stock.

4 vols. Collection of popular Spanish music with essays and scores. Partituras y ensayos por Felipe Predrell sobre la musica popular en Espana. Tercera Edicion. Third edition. Vol. I: 151pp.; Vol. II: 288pp.; Vol. III: 233pp.; Vol. IV: 149pp. Indice. Covers and pages yellowing. Interior pages in fine condition. Covers worn. Vol. 3: paper at top of spine torn. Previous owner's name "Gonzales" on front end paper of two of the volumes, pencil price, otherwise pages unmarked. Set hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ 149 pp. Fundacao Nacional de Arte--Funarte. Colecao MPB 20. Biography of the Brazilian composer Candeia, Antonio Candeia Filho, with lyrics, photographs, musicografia, discografia. "Povo. Samba. Luta. Resistencia. Quatro palavras do cotidiano de Candeia." PORTUGUESE / PORTUGUES 9 oz.

NEW ~ Ediciones especiales 59. Nearly 20 authors analyze Latin American songs about popular heroes, including bandidos, bandoleros, and narcos. Contents: Seja marginal, seja héroi / Enrique Flores; Cantar al bandido : baladas y lamentos en América Latina / Jacques Gilard; De España a América, una poesía recalcitrante / Jacques Gilard; De facineroso ladrón a santo milagroso : el culto a los bandidos en la literatura y devoción popular / Santiago Cortés Hernández; Mujeres valientes : del cordel español a la poesía popular hispanoamericana / Céline Gilard; El espíritu carnivalesco y la defensa de la tierra : las poesías populares sobre Manuel Rodríguez / Maximiliano Salinas Campos; De la infamia a la gloria celeste : la redención del bandido en la poesía popular chilena / Delphine Grouès; Cantar de bandoleros en la Argentina / Hugo Chumbita; La inocencia de los pobres se llama necesidad : memoria y reivindicación de bandidos en el cancionero criminal argentino /… Read More

NEW ~ Biography of Capiba (Lourenco da Fonseca Barbosa) a popular mid-twentieth century musical composer and performer from northeastern Brazil with a long discography. Colecao MPB, no. 20. 140pp. Photographs. Discography. Bibliography. Em portugues / Portuguese. Hard to find! In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Biography of Arriovaldo Pires, known as Capitao Furtado, mid-twentieth century Brazilian composer and popular singer and performer with a lengthy discography. 132pp. Photographs. Discography. Bibliography. Index. Colecao MPB, n. 18. Em portugues / Portuguese. Purchased from FUNARTE in the 1990s by Alla. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ An edition of only 500 copies, this study covers roughly 100 organs in the state of Puebla, Mexico, found in churches, chapels, convents, and so forth. Includes a photograph of each organ with information about its historical context, observations on conservation, and, most importantly, construction and design. 219pp. Glossary, bibliography, and map. En espanol. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Light shelf wear to cover.

NEW ~ A catalogue of historical tubular organs found in religious structures in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico. Includes information about each musical instrument, their history and state of preservation. With illustrations, glossary, map, bibliography. Edition of 1000. En espanol. Hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Slight shelf wear - fold to back cover corner.

NEW ~ 154 pp. Illus. Fundacao Nacional de Arte--Funarte. Colecao MPB 29. Biography of the Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga, with photographs and samples of her scores. "A compositora Chiquinha Gonzaga -- sem duvida, o maior vulto feminino da historia da musica popular brasileira -- foi uma verdadeira trabalhadora bracal em sua arte: ao falecer, com 87 anos de idade, deixava o legado de 77 partituras de pecas de teatro, e mais de duas mil composicoes, entre polcas, tangos brasileiros, valsas e modinhas." 8 oz.

NEW ~ Organized in three sections: Los chuines, creatividad popular e identidad; Agustin Lara: Boleros, romanticismo e identidad; San Juan Bautista: Cimarronaje e identidad en la sarandunga de Bani. "Contrario a las afirmaciones de que los chuines (poesia popular improvisada no escrita, a capela, obra de artistas repentistas del pueblo en contextos rurales) son una herencia canaria o andaluza, nuesto gran sociologo e investigador sostiene que se trata de una creacion local, insertada en la herencia poetica popular espanola, donde prevalece el ingenio y la capacidad creadora de nuestros campesinos, los cuales la han criollizado, dandole una identidad banileja." Bibliography for each section. 94 pp. En espanol / Spanish. In stock.

NEW ~ 195 pp. Collected Studies for Player Piano, Vol. 6. Music scores for player piano by the great American composer Conlon Nancarrow. Soundings Press published by Peter Garland (un gran amigo de Alla ... y el mas alla). 1.25 lbs.