Habaneras, Maxixes & Tangos
The Syncopated Piano Music of Latin America
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

Piano - Intermediate

SKU: MB.99424

The Syncopated Piano Music of Latin America. Composed by Bill Matthiesen. Squareback saddle stitch, Solos, Style, Piano and Keyboard. Brazilliance Music Pub. Latin American. Book. 96 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #99424. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99424).

ISBN 9780786676354. UPC: 796279103596. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This collection showcases the syncopated piano music of Latin American during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It features Latin rhythms, which are really African rhythms brought to the Americas by slaves and applied to the music of the European colonists. These rhythms are varied and complex and so is their history. Theyve had a widespread and profound influence on the evolution of popular music not only in Latin America, but also in the United States. The most obvious offshoots are the tango in Argentina and Uruguay and most of the other popular dances of South and Central America, as well as ragtime and jazz in the United States. Jelly Roll Morton claimed this Latin tinge is the essential element that distinguishes jazz from ragtime. These rhythms are the musical roots of groups like The Buena Vista Social Club.Includes historic tangos written by Ignacio Cervantes - Cuba, Manuel Saumell - Cuba, Juan Morel Campos - Puerto Rico, Jose Quinton - Puerto Rico, Ernesto Nazareth -Brazil, Tomas Leon - Mexico, Sebastian Yradier - Spain, Eduardo Sanchez du Fuentas - Cuba, Will Tyers - USA, Vincente Greco - Argentina, Anselmo Rosendo Mendizabal - Argentina, Angel Villoldo - Argentina, Eduardo Arolas - Argentina, Juan Maglio - Argentina.