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Exprésate - Express yourself

Book: "CRITICISMS OF JAZZ"

I wrote this book in 1943, more or less, provoked by the reactions of the general public when the jazz of those times appeared, that was as natural as the water that arises from a spring, like the music of a Bach or a Mozart. I took advantage of the occasion to criticize to some fans and their manias.
The criticisms of the general public and some fans were based on musical or extra-musical arguments, that I examine and I reach to the definition of what should be the basic criterion of ARTISTIC critique, not only of MUSICAL criticism, much less only JAZZ criticism.
I could not publish it -for want of money, first, and of time, later- until 1958 - with a small bring up to date-, and it was translated to the English and the French languages, and binding itself in monolingual version in Spanish, English French, and in trilingual version Spanish-French-English, French-English-Spanish, and English-Spanish-French.
Here is the
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
FUNDAMENTAL BASES
JAZZ PROBLEMS
MUSICAL PROBLEMS
The definition of jazz
The swing
The improvisation
The quality
The richness of armony, melody or rhythm
The constancy of tempo
The right intonation
The virtuosity or faculties
The physical characteristics of sounds
The novelty
The originality
The styles and schools of jazz
Other musical problems
EXTRA-MUSICALPROBLEMS
The jazz musicians
The jazz listeners
The public jazz concerts
The criticism
The future of jazz
EPILOGUE

2. Size and price of the book.
The book has the size 18,8 x 13.5 centimeters. Its price is 4,20 euros for the monolingual versions, and of 10.20 euros in a trilingual version, shipping included for Spain; for the foreigner, to consult.

3. How to order and pay.
You can order -indicating the language in the monolingual version, and the language that appears first in the trilingual version-, and pay:
1. Transfer into account 0019 5818 61 4210000750 BanCorreos the amount of the books purchased, and sending me an e-mail ([email protected]) stating the name and mailing address to make the shipment, and better also the e-mail address for if there was a problem.
2. Pay the amount of the books purchased at any informatized Post Office, for instant money order to the account of BanCorreos 0019 5818 61 4210000750, which saves the purchaser rights EUR 1.55 per ordinary post or EUR 4.26 per spin immediate duty. In this way, the purchaser pay only 0.8% of the drawee; and sending an e-mail as stated in 1.
3. You can order and pay the amount of books purchased to Salvador Raich, Maresma, 57, Barcelona 08019 by mailing a check or money in bank notes and/or coins to that address. The mail must be registered.
4. Order the books in any bookstore, newsstand, etc..
5. In Barcelona you can buy the books in Maresma, 57, previous telephone calling arrangement (932663500), and usually always has them in stock the Libreria Europa, Seneca, 12, Barcelona 08006, tel. 932370009, fax 934159845, e-mail [email protected], www.libreriaeuropa.es

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