MUS-Z 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Corrido, Narcocorrido, Mexican Americans
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Instrumental waltzes, polkas (1930s: corridos, rancheras, boleros (1950s) Norte o (northeastern mexico: trends started in the 1980s. In many cases displaced or competed with other older musical genres: cousin of conjunto music, music relates to hardship of daily life. Quebradita revival (2010s: mainly based in the u. s, dress (cid:373)ore ur(cid:271)a(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)to(cid:374)ed dow(cid:374)(cid:863, highly acrobatic and competitive, music accompaniment sometimes completely electronic. Mariachi (trumpet and violin: son jalisciense, charro culture, spanish vaqueros, 16th 18th century, mexican charro, 19th century, emiliano zapata, buffalo bill, roy rogers. Instrumentation: harp, 1-2 violins, guitarr n, vihuela, 1930s ensembles standardized, violins, vihuela guitar, guitarr n, harp, adopt charro look, large hats ties/bowties, 1940s add 1 trumpet drop harp, 1950s-60s 2-4 violins, 2 trumpets, 1-2 vihuelas, guitar, guitarr n. Increasingly tied to programs in schools: grew in popularity in the 1960s, today there are more active mariachis than in mexico, expansion of the ensemble, return of the harp, orchestral strings, flutes.
