"Mexican Music"

YAIMA  VIAMONTES 

EAP1620 , 
Outline, Mexican Music 

         

I. Introduction:

If something is known to Mexicans in the world is for his love of music. Mexican has been characterized as a passionate music  through their feelings of love, sadness, anger, joy, harmony  and structure melodic  their compositions give the listener notes brighter, more vivid and colorful to the point of causing tears, laughter and admiration of all who hear Mexican music. To interpret the mariachi music has to be a link between the musician and the instrument.

II.  Origin of Mexican music.

        1.  with period instruments, which was an important  part  of rituals and  ceremonies  that paid to their gods  or  during  battles where fought.

a. always use the music for the different characteristics of life.

b. Indian society that  developed at higher levels of music  were the “Maya” who inhabited the south-eastern Mexico, where time could not erase the traces  authentic music being perfomed  today.

 2. On arrival of the Spanish Mexican  music is further enriched with the legacy of not only how you view the music, but with the arrival of the instruments, Guitar, Violin The  trumpet

Addition to the Spanish language where today off beautiful ballads Instruments :

a.     trumpet: instrument of encouragement, great in his voice to enliven parties or ceremonies, too soft and  sweet in his position to meet the love or sadness.

b.     violin: rub string instruments ,has the finest voice and sensitive accompanist of the vocals and that  gives magic to style  typical Mariachi.

c.     vihuela: Mexican typical instrument with five strings (like the guitar has only four frets divided among   themselves) that accompanies the various manifestations sentimental, bold  and  brilliant in his sound of Mariachi rhythms.

d.     bass guitar: Mexican typical instrument  of six strings(similar to the guitar and has no frets on the fingerboard) that  takes place in two octaves, begins on bass and guide and also adorns interventions Mariachi  music  and has a wide range of variations  in rhythms.

III.  Mariachi, Word comes from the Nahuatl (indigenous dialect originated in central Mexico) and means “Feast Day”. To interpret  the Mariachi music has to be a link between the musician and I am the instrument.

The Mariachi performs a wide range of rhythms.

1.     Mexican interpretations :

a.     The wagon has a time of 3 similar to the waltz and the lyrics of the songs. Interprets the facts in a rural community in Mexico

b.     Romantic  Bolero expresses the feelings of love. Admire the details that make the person feel happy with a rhythm of 2/4 time.

c.     within this is La Serenata:is played at night in the window of the woman ,where the Mariachi has five to six romantic melodic.

2.     The  Mariachi costume.

a.     is the “Charro Mexicano” of Jalisco,Guadalajara state.

b.     garments of silver leads at the ends of the pants, and hat chaquetin wide with ornaments  and clothes of colors being  the color black  charro costume gala.

IV.  Mexican musicians: To interpret the mariachi music has to be a link between the musician and the instrument.

 1.     bands and famous singers.

a. Pedro Infante

b. Vicente Fernandez

c.Alejandro Fernandez

d. Pedro Fernandez
e. Antonio Aguilar 

f. Miguel Aceves  Mejia

2.     Popular music (po and rock)

a.     Gloria Trevi

b.     Cristian Castro

c.     Anahi

d.     Dulce Maria 

e.     Ricky Martin 

f.      Luis Miguel

g.     Thalia

V.  The Mexican music of interpret the mariachi music has to be a link between the musician and the instrument.Mexican has been characterized as a passionate music  through their feelings of love, sadness, anger, joy, harmony  and structure melodic  their compositions give the listener notes brighter, more vivid and colorful to the point of causing tears, laughter and admiration of all who hear Mexican music.

Works  Cited

Garcia, Peter J. "La Musica de los Viejitos: Hispano Folk Music of the Rio Grande del Norte. (Reviews)." Latin American Music Review 21.2 (2000): 245+.Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Mar. 2012.

SALMON, ROBERTO MARIO. "Musica Tejana: The Cultural Economy of Artistic Transformation." Journal of Southern History 67.2 (2001): 499. Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Mar. 2012.

  

Mexican Music

     The Mexicans are known worldwide for his love of music. Mexico is a country music lover through her feelings of love, sadness, anger, joy, struturation harmonic and melodic, their compositions give the listener notes brighter, more colorful and vivid. So much give tears, laughter and admiration of all who hear it. Mexican music is born with indigenous ancestors, performing with period instrument, rituals and ceremonies to the gods or in the councils of war, always using music for the different characteristics of life. Indian society that developed in the upper levels of music were the “Maya” who inhabited southern Mexico, remaining to this day. Among the roots of popular music is folk music the band was created in imitation of military bands during the Second Mexican Empire by Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico in 1980. It further announced during the Mexican Revolution, when local authorities and states formed their own bands to play in the streets of the city. The band today is still popular in the states of central and north. Have diversified into different styles due to regions, instruments and modernization.

Banda Mexican music

     Although band music is interpreted by many groups from different parts of Mexico, its roots in Sinaloa. That is very famous as  the Sinaloa Banda el Recodo known as the mother of all bands, the central instrument is the tuba. Another important music style norteno music from northern Mexico. Norteno music, like Texan music, arose in 1830 and 1840 in Rio Grande in southern Texas. Their rhythm comes from European polkas, which were popular in 1800. In popular music Rumba Latin American roots this coming from the Mexican slaves in Veracruz, Mexico City and Yucatan. The style began in Cuba and later in the black community in Mexico; bolero arrived in Yucatan and danzon in Veracruz. Both styles were popular throughout the country, and a Mexican style of both rhythms was formed. Colombian singers in 1940 immigrated to Mexico and began cumbia by Tony Camargo. In the 70, Aniceto Molina also immigrated to Mexico, and recorded many popular tropical cumbias as El Gallo Wet, El Peluquero and Seafood. Cumbia is played today in many different ways, and has slight variations depending on geographic area as sonidera cumbia, cumbia andia Mexican Norteno cumbia, techno-cumbia by composers and perfomers of Mexican cumbia as Dreamer group, Alberto Pedraza, Grupo Bronco, Selena. In Mexican pop singers today are Luis Miguel, Alejandro Fernandez, Thalia, Lucero, Marco Antonio Solis, Paulina Rubio, Alejandra Guzman, Gloria Trevi, Cristian Castro, Anahi and Dulce Maria.

    

Interpret the Mariachi music

     Mariachi first appeared in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, the music was rustic, and musicians rural people. Mariachi comes from the Nahuatl word (indigenous dialect of central Mexico) and means “Feast Day”. Mariachi has a wide range of rhythms. The wagon has a time of 3, similar to the waltz and the lyrics of the songs. The Wagon of Love describes the qualities and sentiments most beautiful and captivating women, in a poem. The Romantic Bolero expressed feelings of love and the details that make you feel happy. At night, La Serenata is interpreted in the window of the woman who wants to conquer his love.

 The Mariachi costume is the “Charro Mexican” of Jalisco, where Guadalajara states robes of silver leads at the ends of the pants, chaquetin and wide-brimmed hat trimmed, and colors being the color black charro costume gala.

  

              To interpret the Mariachi music has to be a relationship between musician and instrument. A traditional mariachi group, modern account of the following instruments: violin, trumpet, guitar ,  vihuela (a small guitar with five strings with the back convex) and the bass guitar(a great six string bass played in octaves). The harp and guitar at once (an instrument similar to the guitar with a flat back and a single line). Other instruments used, but are not considered appropriate to the flute, fife (a type of small guitar), and accordion. To be considered completed, a group must have a minimum of eight musicians: three violins, two trumpets, a vihuela, a guitar and bass guitar.

The Mariachi costume is the “Charro Mexican”

    Mariachi first appeared in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, the music was rustic, and musicians rural people. Mariachi comes from the Nahuatl word (indigenous dialect of central Mexico) and means “Feast Day”. Mariachi has a wide range of rhythms. The wagon has a time of 3, similar to the waltz and the lyrics of the songs. The Wagon of Love describes the qualities and sentiments most beautiful and captivating women, in a poem. The Romantic Bolero expressed feelings of love and the details that make you feel happy. At night, La Serenata is interpreted in the window of the woman who wants to conquer his love.

 The Mariachi costume is the “Charro Mexican” of Jalisco, where Guadalajara states robes of silver leads at the ends of the pants, chaquetin and wide-brimmed hat trimmed, and colors being the color black charro costume gala.

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MLA

Huck, James D.,Jr."mariachi."World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO,2012.Web.20 Feb.2012.

 "mariachi musicians in Mexico " Imagen .Aztech New Media Corp .World Geography: Understanding a Changing World .ABC-CLIO,2012.Web. 2012.

Source Citation

Garcia, Peter J. "La Musica de los Viejitos: Hispano Folk Music of the Rio Grande del Norte. (Reviews)." Latin American Music Review 21.2 (2000): 245+.Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Mar. 2012.

SALMON, ROBERTO MARIO. "Musica Tejana: The Cultural Economy of Artistic Transformation." Journal of Southern History 67.2 (2001): 499. Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Mar. 2012.