ETHNOMUS 108B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cinco De Mayo, Aniceto Ortega, Classical Music
13 Dec 2016
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Lecture 11 05/05/2016
Cinco de Mayo, Tamborazo, Banda, and Narcocorridos
OVERVIEW
● Cinco de Mayo
● Municipal and Popular Band Music
○ Municipal bands, tamborazo, banda, norteno-banda
● Narcocorridos
Cinco de Mayo
● “Marcha Zaragoza” composed by Aniceto Ortega in 1862
○ Style: march
○ Symphony orchestra with strings and brass instruments
○ Idea of a march music
○ 19th century march music
○ Imitating horn or trumpet going into battle
● Celebrated General Ignacio Zaragoza
○ Led troops against French in Battle of Puebla (5 May 1862)
● National Hymn of Mexico during time of President Benito Juarez
● “Dale, Dale” Pinata
● “Cancion a Ignacio Zaragoza”
○ Example of march music
○ Instrumentation similar to historical ensembles
Municipal and Popular Band Music
Bandas Municipales (Municipal Bands)
● Early municipal bands played:
○ Patriotic marches (ex: “Marcha de Zaragoza”)
○ Orchestral works (ex: European classical music)
○ Regional music
● Huge part of Mexican civic history
● Played in town gazebos/ bandstands (quioscos)
○ Usually in center of town plaza: urbanism
● Military influence
○ Military marching bands doing patriotic song
○ Also known as police bands
○ Uniforms
● Instrumentation:
○ Large bass drum
○ Snare drum
○ 3 sizes of saxophone
● Also German and Eastern European influence
○ Accordion and polka
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Document Summary
Marcha zaragoza composed by aniceto ortega in 1862. Symphony orchestra with strings and brass instruments. Led troops against french in battle of puebla (5 may 1862) National hymn of mexico during time of president benito juarez. Usually in center of town plaza: urbanism. Bandas municipales becoming folk and popular music. Large bass drum and snare drum are characteristic instruments. When there is a vocalist, not considered tamborazo. Played sones (with sesquialtera rhythm) and now other popular musics. Banda history in the state of sinaloa. Especially in cities of mazatlan and culiacan. Mazatl n, sinaloa military band banda la rielera. El sinaloense banda los guamuchile os de culiac n (1947): first banda to record. Interplay of clarinets and brass instruments: going back and forth. Perhaps most influential bandas of all time. Considered a foxtrot or a swing (us early jazz influence) Played little role in major mass media until then.
