Esquivel! Un Artista del Sonido de la era especial (Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist)
Esquivel! Un Artista del Sonido de la era especial (Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist)
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Annotation: Describes how Juan Garcia Esquivel, a Mexican composer popular in the 1950s and 1960s, developed his experimental style of music, based on mariachi and other Mexican music, jazz, the human voice, and the use of unusual instruments.
 
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Catalog Number: #127416
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2016
Edition Date: 2016 Release Date: 09/06/16
Illustrator: Tonatiuh, Duncan,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-580-89733-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-580-89733-4
Dewey: 780
Dimensions: 27 cm.
Language: Spanish
Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Word Count: 1,018
Reading Level: 5.7
Interest Level: 1-4
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 184296SP / grade: Lower Grades
De niño, Juan García Esquivel vivía con su familia en Tampico, México, rodeado de la música de los mariachis, sus alegres expresiones y el rasgueo de sus guitarras.
            A los seis años de edad, Juan sintió curiosidad por la música. En su casa había un piano; era en realidad una pianola, instrumento que tiene un rollo de papel perforado que indica qué teclas tocar. Al ingenioso Juan se le ocurrió una idea: desconectó el rollo de papel y convirtió la pianola en algo que él podía utilizar para practicar. Tocaba día y noche.

Excerpted from !Esquivel!: Un Artista Del Sonido de la Era Espacial by Susan Wood, Duncan Tonatiuh
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A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music.

Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. His musical dreams brought him from Mexico to America and gained him worldwide renown. Juan’s space-age lounge music—popular in the fifties and sixties—has found a new generation of listeners. This account honors Esquivel as one of the great composers of the 20th century.


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