The Texas Mexican Conjunto

Author : Manuel Peña
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780292787933

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The Texas-Mexican Conjunto by Manuel Peña Pdf

Around 1930, a highly popular and distinctive type of accordion music, commonly known as conjunto, emerged among Texas-Mexicans. Manuel Peña's The Texas-Mexican Con;unto is the first comprehensive study of this unique folk style. The author's exhaustive fieldwork and personal interviews with performers, disc jockeys, dance promoters, recording company owners, and conjunto music lovers provide the crucial connection between an analysis of the music itself and the richness of the culture from which it sprang. Using an approach that integrates musicological, historical, and sociological methods of analysis, Peña traces the development of the conjunto from its tentative beginnings to its preeminence as a full-blown style by the early 1960s. Biographical sketches of such major early performers as Narciso Martínez (El Huracán del Valle), Santiago Jiménez (El Flaco), Pedro Ayala, Valerio Longoria, Tony de la Rosa, and Paulino Bernal, along with detailed transcriptions of representative compositions, illustrate the various phases of conjunto evolution. Peña also probes the vital connection between conjunto's emergence as a powerful symbolic expression and the transformation of Texas-Mexican society from a pre-industrial folk group to a community with increasingly divergent socioeconomic classes and ideologies. Of concern throughout the study is the interplay between ethnicity, class, and culture, and Peña's use of methods and theories from a variety of scholarly disciplines enables him to tell the story of conjunto in a manner both engaging and enlightening. This important study will be of interest to all students of Mexican American culture, ethnomusicology, and folklore.

Author : Manuel H. Peña
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1028379331

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The Texas-Mexican Conjunto by Manuel H. Peña Pdf

Author : Manuel H. Peña
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN : 0890968888

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Música Tejana by Manuel H. Peña Pdf

Pena traces the history of musica tejana from the fandangos and bailes of the nineteenth century through the cancion ranchera and the politically informed corrido to the most recent forms of Tejano music.

Author : Américo Paredes
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780292787964

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A Texas-Mexican Cancionero by Américo Paredes Pdf

The folksongs of Texas's Mexican population pulsate with the lives of folk heroes, gringos, smugglers, generals, jailbirds, and beautiful women. In his cancionero, or songbook, Américo Paredes presents sixty-six of these songs in bilingual text—along with their music, notes on tempo and performance, and discography. Manuel Peña's new foreword situates these songs within the main currents of Mexican American music.

Author : Nicolàs Kanellos,Claudia Esteva-Fabregat,Francisco LomelÕ
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1611921635

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Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art by Nicolàs Kanellos,Claudia Esteva-Fabregat,Francisco LomelÕ Pdf

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Project is a national project to locate, identify, preserve and make accessible the literary contributions of U.S. Hispanics from colonial times through 1960 in what today comprises the fifty states of the United States.

Author : Guadalupe San Miguel
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1585441880

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Tejano Proud by Guadalupe San Miguel Pdf

"Readers interested not only in music, but also in ethnic studies and popular culture, will appreciate the broad spectrum covered in Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Luis Díaz-Santana Garza
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781793638991

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Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto by Luis Díaz-Santana Garza Pdf

Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto analyzes the origin, evolution, and dissemination of the norteño and tejano conjunto. This group represents a marginalized local identity that was transformed primarily into an identity of the northeast. It then gave way to the whole of northern México and the American Southwest, and was later assimilated internationally as a mainstream genre. This book provides a long-term historic vision of conjunto and the various musical forms it uses, such as polka, corrido, or canción (song), and, more recently, bolero and cumbia, as well as its transformations and contributions to other musical cultures.

Author : Juan Tejeda,Avelardo Valdez
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : 0292781725

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Puro Conjunto by Juan Tejeda,Avelardo Valdez Pdf

A collection of thirty-three essays from the program-magazine from the Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio.

Author : Am Paredes
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0292765649

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Folklore and Culture on the Texas-Mexican Border by Am Paredes Pdf

In an illustrious career spanning over forty years, Américo Paredes has often set the standard for scholarship and writing in folklore and Chicano studies. In folklore, he has been in the vanguard of important theoretical and methodological movements. In Chicano studies, he stands as one of the premier exponents. Paredes's books are widely known and easily available, but his scholarly articles are not so familiar or accessible. To bring them to a wider readership, Richard Bauman has selected eleven essays that eloquently represent the range and excellence of Paredes's work. The hardcover edition of Folklore and Culture was published in 1993. This paperback edition will make the book more accessible to the general public and more practical for classroom use.

Author : Lawrence Clayton,Joe W. Specht
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603445757

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The Roots of Texas Music by Lawrence Clayton,Joe W. Specht Pdf

Contains nine essays in which the authors examine various aspects of Texas music from its beginnings to 1950, providing an overview of Texas music history, and discussing Texan jazz, country music, early Texas bluesmen, classical and religious music, and various ethnic genres.

Author : Ellen Koskoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780415994033

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The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa ; South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean ; The United States and Canada ; Europe ; Oceania by Ellen Koskoff Pdf

The critical importance of past for the present--of music histories in local and global forms--asserts itself. The history of world music, as each chapter makes clear, is one of critical moments and paradigm shifts.

Author : Gary Hartman
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603443944

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The History of Texas Music by Gary Hartman Pdf

"The richly diverse ethnic heritage of the Lone Star State has brought to the Southwest a remarkable array of rhythms, instruments, and musical styles that have blended here in unique ways and, in turn, have helped shape the music of the nation and the world." "Historian Gary Hartman writes knowingly and lovingly of the Lone Star State's musical traditions. In the first thorough survey of the vast and complex cultural mosaic that has produced what we know today as "Texas music," he paints a broad, panoramic view, offers analysis of the origins of and influences on specific genres, profiles key musicians, and provides guidance to additional sources for further information." "A musician himself, Hartman draws on both academic and non-academic sources to give a more complete understanding of the state's remarkable musical heritage. He combines scholarly training in music history and ethnic community studies with his first-hand knowledge of how important music is as a cultural medium through which human beings communicate information, ideas, emotions, values, and beliefs, and bond together as friends, families, and communities." "The History of Texas Music incorporates a selection of well-chosen photographs of both prominent and less-well-known artists and describes not only the ethnic origins of much of Texas music but also the cross-pollination among various genres. Today, the music of Texas - which includes Native American music, gospel, blues, ragtime, swing, jazz, rhythm and blues, conjunto, Tejano, cajun, zydeco, western swing, honky tonk, polkas, schottisches, rock & roll, rap, hip hop, and more - reflects the unique cultural dynamics of the Southwest."--Jacket

Author : Laurie E. Jasinski
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 2008 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780876112977

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Handbook of Texas Music by Laurie E. Jasinski Pdf

The musical voice of Texas presents itself as vast and diverse as the Lone Star State’s landscape. According to Casey Monahan, “To travel Texas with music as your guide is a year-round opportunity to experience first-hand this amazing cultural force….Texas music offers a vibrant and enjoyable experience through which to understand and enjoy Texas culture.” Building on the work of The Handbook of Texas Music that was published in 2003 and in partnership with the Texas Music Office and the Center for Texas Music History (Texas State University-San Marcos), The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition, offers completely updated entries and features new and expanded coverage of the musicians, ensembles, dance halls, festivals, businesses, orchestras, organizations, and genres that have helped define the state’s musical legacy. · More than 850 articles, including almost 400 new entries· 255 images, including more than 170 new photos, sheet music art, and posters that lavishly illustrate the text· Appendix with a stage name listing for musicians Supported by an outstanding team of music advisors from across the state, The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition, furnishes new articles on the music festivals, museums, and halls of fame in Texas, as well as the many honky-tonks, concert halls, and clubs big and small, that invite readers to explore their own musical journeys. Scholarship on many of the state’s pioneering groups and the recording industry and professionals who helped produce and promote their music provides fresh insight into the history of Texas music and its influence far beyond the state’s borders. Celebrate the musical tapestry of Texas from A to Z!

Author : Cathy Ragland
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781592137480

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Musica Nortena by Cathy Ragland Pdf

The first history of the music that binds together Mexican immigrant communities.

Author : Erin E. Bauer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252054297

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Flaco’s Legacy by Erin E. Bauer Pdf

A combination of button accordion and bajo sexto, conjunto originated in the Texas-Mexico borderlands as a popular dance music and became a powerful form of regional identity. Today, listeners and musicians around the world have embraced the genre and the work of conjunto masters like Flaco Jiménez and Mingo Saldívar. Erin E. Bauer follows conjunto from its local origins through three processes of globalization--migration via media, hybridization, and appropriation--that boosted the music’s reach. As Bauer shows, conjunto’s encounter with globalizing forces raises fundamental questions. What is conjunto stylistically and socioculturally? Does context change how we categorize it? Do we consider the music to be conjunto based on its musical characteristics or due to its performance by Jiménez and other regional players? How do similar local genres like Tejano and norteño relate to ideas of categorization? A rare look at a fascinating musical phenomenon, Flaco’s Legacy reveals how conjunto came to encompass new people, places, and styles.