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Description for Trompeta
Paperback. Afro-Cuban music evolved into one of the great musical traditions of the 20th century. This volume provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet players: Felix Chappottin and Alfredo Chocolate Armenteros. Num Pages: 304 pages, musical examples, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGE; AVH; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Afro-Cuban music evolved into one of the great musical traditions of the twentieth century. Trompeta: Chappott'n, Chocolate, and the Afro-Cuban Trumpet Style provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet players: FZlix Chappott'n and Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros. One or the other was present at almost every significant turning point in the stylistic development of Cuban music. An overview of the entire Afro-Cuban genre and its development is provided, as well as an in-depth examination of both Chappott'n's and Armenteros' performance styles.
Afro-Cuban music evolved into one of the great musical traditions of the twentieth century. Trompeta: Chappott'n, Chocolate, and the Afro-Cuban Trumpet Style provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet players: FZlix Chappott'n and Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros. One or the other was present at almost every significant turning point in the stylistic development of Cuban music. An overview of the entire Afro-Cuban genre and its development is provided, as well as an in-depth examination of both Chappott'n's and Armenteros' performance styles.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810846807
SKU
V9780810846807
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Ref
99-15
About Rick Davies
Rick Davies is a professional musician and a music professor at Plattsburgh State University of New York where he directs the jazz program.
Reviews for Trompeta
Spanish-Caribbean musical studies are improved by this groundbreaking reading on Cuban trumpet playing…Trompeta is the unrivaled source of information on Cuban trumpet playing and required reading for anyone dealing with Hispanic popular and jazz music.
JazzTimes Magazine
JazzTimes Magazine