From Tejano to Tango: Essays on Latin American Popular Music by Clark, Walter Aaron (9780815336396)

From Tejano to Tango: Essays on Latin American Popular Music

by Clark, Walter Aaron

Hardcover - English

Author of two books on Issac Albeniz, including Issac Albeniz: A Guide to Research (1998), Walter Aaron Clark has compiled thirteen essays that discuss the various aspects of Latin American music. The essays cover the social and political impact the music generated as well as the rhythmic development of the various genres. In this essential book, significant personalities, including Carmen Miranda, are discussed. The scope of the contributors is vast as divergent musical styles such as the Macarena dace craze, Bob Marley's reggae music and the seductive strains of the tango are analyzed.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

081533639X

EAN

9780815336396

Publisher

ROUTLEDGE

Publication Date

03 May 2002

Pages

300

Weight (kg)

0.57

Dimensions (cm)

21.9 x 17.1 x 2.2

About Author

Walter Aaron Clark is a professor of musicology and chair of the music department at the University of California, Riverside. He received his doctorate in musicology from the University of California, Los Angeles and holds performance degrees in classical guitar from the North Carolina School of the Arts (B.M.) and the University of California, San Diego (M.A.). He teaches a wide variety of courses, including opera history, Latin American art music, folk and popular music of Latin America, twentieth-century music, and world music.