Adaptation of European violin and dance music, that helped rally Mayas to rebellion
Mayapax
"Últimas Variaciones para Piano" represents
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desire to emulate fashionable European-style music.
ability to create music on par with other parts of the world.
stratification of social and economic classes.
One of the primary reasons the Cruzoobs utlized idigenous Mayan rituals and music in their fight against the Yucatecos was:
to symbolize who they were and create a sense of identity different from the people who were of European descent.
"Aires Fandango" is an example of Mayapax music.
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"Himno Nacional" is important as a symbol in Mexico's construction of nationhood.
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Ballads narrating stories that became popular during the Mexican Revolution
Corridos
Guitar-like instrument with six double courses associated with conjuntos norteños
Bajo sexto
Contemporary topics of corridos include:
U.S. immigration
Mexican work ethic
Drug trafficking
Los Tigres del Norte use doble sentido (double meaning) in their lyrics in order to "cover their tracks" when talking about sensitive information, a common tactic in songwriting throughout time and history.
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To be successful, corridos should tell a true story, almost like a musical newspaper.
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Soundtracks of golden-era films in Mexico helped create iconic cultural heros, such as the singing cowboy, and promoted musical forms like the:
Canción ranchera
Mexican bolero
Corrido
In the 1930s, radio personality ____________________, composed many romantic songs of international fame, and captured the hearts of Mexican listeners, especially housewives, in their homes.
Agustin Lara
Singer-actor who became the idealized representative of the handsome, heroic rancher.
Jorge Negrete
The 19th-century Cuban dance form that later developed in Mexico.
Bolero
Danzón
The most popular genre of Mexican film, which took its cues from revistas, zarzuelas, and comedias teatrales.
Comedia Ranchera
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández is regarded by many as the greatest of the Mexican cinema directors of the golden era.
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Silent films in Mexico began in the mid- to late-1920s.
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This song, released in 1974 by Los Tigres del Norte, came to define the narcocorrido genre and earned the band fame on both sides of Mexico-U.S. border.
Contrabando y traición
Identify the popular musical genre that is NOT typically identified with wedding celebrations in Mexico.
Jácara
This musical movement took off in the 1970s and reflected the acceptance of the cumbia as the ultimate Latin dance rhythm.
La onda grupera
The song "El triste," sung by José José, exemplifies the polished balada song style popular in the 1970s.
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The cuatro is a guitar-like instrument with six double courses mostly associated with conjuntos norteños
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Conjunto and banda may be considered two major fundamental styles in Mexican popular music.
T
Modern popular styles built around the cumbia dance rhythm, include quebradita and the techno genre known as tribal.
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Silvestre Rivueltas
Represented post-revolutionary sentiment in music drawing upon urban and popular musics
El renacuajo paseador
José Pablo Moncayo
Represented nationalism in music drawing from local sounds and musics
Huapango
Manuel Enríquez
Represented post-nationalistic music using unidentifiable sounds and experimentation
Ritual
Mario Lavista
Infuses literary and philosphical thought into music asking how sound itself is musical
Clepsidra
Marcela Rodríguez
Bridges artistic endeavors between drama and music and highlights female characters and musicians in compositions
Funesta
José Mariano Elízaga
"Últimas Variaciones para Piano""
Dance Elements
body, effort, time, space.
musical elements
Dynamics, form, texture, pitch, timbre, rhythm,
Yaqui people of Sonora
Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala," a Danza del Venado (Deer Dance) from the Pascola Ceremony, which describes events in the Seyewailo (Flower World)
Which of the following is the category of classification for wind instruments?
Aerophones
This category of instruments includes the guitar among others and did not exist prior to European contact.
Chordophones
Why do practitioners of Danza Azteca take issue with Danza de los Concheros?
Use of the concha represents European influence on indigenous practices.
Culture can be defined as all the things people use and create in daily life, such as musical instruments, kitchen utensils, clothing, and written documents.
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Jácara
A song and dance form not intended for church used to highlight festivities and celebrations
Mass
Music written for the Catholic church service according to particular "ordinary" and "proper" sections
Negrito
Villancico with African influences, such as in language, rhythms, and instrumentation
Romance
A ballad song and precursor to the corrido that speaks on subjects of love, power, and intrigue
Sones Divinos
A wind band musical form translated as "sacred dance songs" used for spiritual devotion and demonstrating indigenous musical elements with those of Europe
Vilancico
Music created with popular melodies and dance rhythms used in religious services in an effort to include more people
Himno
A wind band musical form used for sacred purposes, translating to "hymn" or "anthem," which praises God in a religious context, although is also used for nationalistic purposes in other contexts
Matachines
Ritual dance-drama accompanying many festivals that demonstrates indigenous spiritual practices with adopted Christian beliefs
Son jarocho
Veracruz
Son huasteco
Hidalgo
Son jalisciense
Jalisco
Son abajeño
Michoacán
Son istmeño
Oaxaca
Son
Sound
Genre of Mexican folk music distinguished by its strophic form and lively choreography. Its first documented use surfaces in Veracruz in the eighteenth century.
Mexican son
A 12-beat phrase divided into two groups of six beats with varying accentuation sometimes felt in two, sometimes in three
Sesquiáltera
Percussive guitar used especially by calenteño musicians.
Guitarra de golpe
The foot-stomping heard in Mexican son that create rhythmic accents are called:
zapateado
The son calenteño comes from the hot lands, or Tierra Caliente, in the state of Michoacán.
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The singing style found in son jarocho, called pregonero and coro, is likely derived from the prevalent African style of call-and-response.
T
Jalisco was the exclusive birthplace of mariachi.
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Sones from Jalisco and western Mexico led most directly to the modern mariachi tradition.
T
Urbanization following the Mexican Revolution led to the integration of regional sones into the modern mariachi repertoire and musical practices.
T
The mega-genre of Mexican dance song, called son, is defined by three dimensions: music, verse, and instruments.
F
Hobsbawn's concept of inventing tradition refers to creating cultural memory through selective reinterpretation.
T
The modern mariachi ensemble typically does NOT include which of the following instruments?
maracas
"El Son de la Negra" ("The Song of the Black Woman") is sometimes referred to as the second national anthem of Mexico due to its traditional and representative mariachi style. What type or style of mariachi music is it?
Son jalisciense
What is the origin of the charro mariachi costume?
It recalls the uniform of the Spanish horsemen of the hacienda.
It harkens to the attire of Emiliano Zapata, leading figure in the Mexican Revolution.
It replaced the peasant garb of the mariachi players in order to become more presentable to an audience.
How do the original mariachi groups of the countryside compare with the modern mariachi groups of the city?
The instrumentation, attire, and methods of learning have changed noticeably.
The typical modern mariachi ensemble includes which of the following instruments?
trumpets, violins, vihuela, and guitarrón
The event being documented in the mariachi film, "Sing and Don't Cry," was Guadalajara's International Mariachi Band Competition and was significant in that it brought mariachis from many places, not just Mexico, together to perform, share, and appreciate the many facets and flavors of mariachi, as well as the commonalities fundamental to the musical practice.
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Several distinct "flavors"--alteños, abajeños, costeños, and planecos--appeared in the son jalisciense repertoire.
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In the 1940s, a significant change occured in son jarocho music--ensembles playing in this style began to include the accordion.
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The women in Compañeras faced many obstacles not typically faced by men in mariachi, such as:
the cultural expectation that they marry and have children.
lower pay.
a non-traditional style of learning mariachi music. [Show Less]