Virtuoso mariachi
By: Jeff Nevin
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780761821731
Subjects: History and criticism; Mariachi; Popular music
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-248), discography (p. [249]-251), and index.
Table of contents: title: I. What is mariachi?; title: 1. Folk music origins; title: 2. The move to the city; title: 3. The transition to an art music; title: 4. Common vs. virtuoso mariachi; title: 5. The modern virtuoso mariachi; title: 6. What is mariachi?; title: II. The mariachi style; title: 7. Teaching methods; title: 8. The origins of a trumpet style; title: 9. The extent of matching sound; title: 10. The introduction of the trumpet; title: 11. Confirmation; title: II.A. Vibrato; title: 12. Differentiation and blend; title: 13. Extra-mariachi vocal examples; title: 14. Mahler V; title: 15. Bolero vibrato; title: 16. Vibrato summation; title: II.B. Phrasing; title: 17. Rubato; title: 18. Bolero rubato; title: 19. Further thought on rubato; title: 20. Son phrasing; title: 21. Hayden's trumpet concerto; title: 22. Son vibrato and articulation; title: II.C. Mariachi song styles; title: 23. Ranchera; title: 24. Huapango; title: 25. Polka; title: 26. Paso doble; title: 27. Corrido; title: 28. Vals; title: 29. Transcriptions; title: 30. Cumbia; title: 31. Joropo; title: III. The modern virtuosos; title: 32. Introduction to the modern virtuoso : aesthetics and voice; title: 33. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, re-introduced; title: 34. The trumpet and Rubén Fuentes; title: III.A. Mariachi Vargas today; title: 35. El Viajero; title: 36. Yo Se Perder; title: 37. Their revisionist aesthetic; title: III.B. Mariachi Cobre; title: 38. La Madrugada; title: 39. Their perfectionist aesthetic; title: III.C. Mariachi Sol de México de José L. Hernández; title: 40. México Vive; title: 41. Their constructionist aesthetic; title: 42. Transcriptions; title: 43. Concerto for mariachi and orchestra, Pasíon Mexicana / José L. Hernández, Jeff Nevin; title: III.D. Conclusions; title: 44. A tradition of innovation; title: Appendix; title: Appendix A. Mariachi Sinfónico Champaña Nevín and Florencia Tinoco Barone; title: Appendix B. A proposal for Vihuela notation; title: Appendix B.1. Naming; title: Appendix B.2. Rhythm or pitch?; title: Appendix B.3. Special effects : Apagón and Rasgueado; title: Appendix B.4. Direction of strum; title: Appendix B.5. Caballito; title: Appendix %.6. Chord designations; title: Appendix C. A proposal for Guitarrón notation; title: Appendix C.1. Guitarrón pitch notation; title: Appendix C.2. Special effects; title: Appendix C.3. Caballito rhythm; title: Appendix D. Concerto for mariachi and orchestra, Pasión Mexicana text; title: Mariachi on the Web.