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Donald (Hrsg.) Thompson

Music in Puerto Rico

A Reader's Anthology

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Puerto Rico's rich musical history is chronicled in Donald Thompson's translated texts, a history that is often unavailable to those who do not read Spanish easily. Music in Puerto Rico details the Caribbean island's musical roots from Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the New World in the late fifteenth century to twentieth century developments. It explores a multitude of topics, including native instruments, the introduction of music in schools, folk traditions, the legendary salsa, urban pop, and commercial music. The volume also examines musical differences in various regions, including mountains and plains. Documents from historical… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-8108-3914-4
  • EAN: 9780810839144
  • Produktnummer: 2503336
  • Verlag: Scarecrow Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
  • Seitenangabe: 154 S.
  • Masse: H22.2 cm x B14.5 cm x D1.2 cm 336 g
  • Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 336

Über den Autor


Donald Thompson is professor emeritus and former music department chairman of the University of Puerto Rico. He has also been active as an instrumentalist, conductor, researcher, and editor. His numerous writings have appeared in international research journals and reference works including the New Grove Dictionaries of Music. He was co-compiler of Music and Dance in Puerto Rico From the Age of Columbus to Modern Times: An Annotated Bibliography (Scarecrow Press, 1991) and co-author of Concert Life in Puerto Rico 1957-1992: Views and Reviews (The University of Puerto Rico Press, 1998).

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