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Musics of Latinamerica
  • Listening Guides
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Music, Conquest, and Colonialism
  • Mexico
  • Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela
  • Cuba and the Hispanic Caribbean
  • Brazil
  • Argentina and the Rioplatense Region
  • Peru and the Andes
  • Latin American impact on contemporary classical music
  • Twenty-First Century Latin American and Latino Popular Music
  • Appendix
  • Listening Guides
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Music, Conquest, and Colonialism
  • Mexico
  • Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela
  • Cuba and the Hispanic Caribbean
  • Brazil
  • Argentina and the Rioplatense Region
  • Peru and the Andes
  • Latin American impact on contemporary classical music
  • Twenty-First Century Latin American and Latino Popular Music
  • Appendix

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The most up-to-date and comprehensive Latin American music survey available. Covering one of the most musically diverse regions in the world, Musics of Latin America emphasizes music as a means of understanding culture and society: each author balances an analysis of musical genres with discussion of the historical and cultural trends that have shaped them. Chapters cover traditional, popular, and classical repertoire, and in-text listening guides ensure that students walk away with a solid understanding of the music.

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