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AGUSTIN LARA
A CULTURAL BIOGRAPHY |
| By: |
Andrew Grant Wood |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£39.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199892458 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199892457 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
11 July, 2014 |
| Series: |
Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agustin Lara (1897-1970). With close musicological focus and in-depth cultural analysis riding alongside the biographical narrative, Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography is a welcome read to aficionados and performers of Latin American musics. |
| Synopsis: |
Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agustin Lara (1897-1970). Widely known as "el flaco de oro" ("the Golden Skinny"), this remarkably thin fellow was prolific across the genres of bolero, ballad, and folk. His most beloved "Granada", a song so enduring that it has been covered by the likes of Mario Lanza, Frank Sinatra, and Placido Domingo, is today a standard in the vocal repertory. However, there exists very little biographical literature on Lara in English. In Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography, author Andrew Wood's informed and informative placement of Lara's work in a broader cultural context presents a rich and comprehensive reading of the life of this significant musical figure. Lara's career as a media celebrity as well as musician provides an excellent window on Mexican society in the mid-twentieth century and on popular culture in Latin America. Wood also delves into L |
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60 halftones |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
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