Manuel De Falla''s El Amor Brujo

Since its 1915 premiere, artists and arrangers ranging from the classical pianist Artur Rubinstein to pop luminaries such a Fred Waring and Spike Lee have found El amor brujo attractive. In Manuel de Falla's El amor brujo, author Carol A. Hess explores the ways in which music, class, and race are intertwined in the unusually rich history of this piece.

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About the author

Carol A. Hess teaches at the University of California, Davis, where she is a Distinguished Professor of Music. She has received numerous awards for her research on music of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. A Fulbright lecturer, she has taught in Spain, Chile, and Argentina. Her most recent book, Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics, appeared in early 2023.

Summary

Since its 1915 premiere, artists and arrangers ranging from the classical pianist Artur Rubinstein to pop luminaries such a Fred Waring and Spike Lee have found El amor brujo attractive. In Manuel de Falla's El amor brujo, author Carol A. Hess explores the ways in which music, class, and race are intertwined in the unusually rich history of this piece.

Product details

• Authors: Carol A. Hess, Carol A. (Distinguished Professor of Music Hess, Hess Carol A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 08.05.2025
• EAN: 9780197622834
• ISBN: 978-0-19-762283-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Oxford Keynotes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; MUSIC / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Music reviews & criticism, Music reviews and criticism