Mariachi Music Research Paper

2 genres of music of Mexico The mariachi music began around the 1800’s. Mariachi is usually most exciting and delightful. It was believed that it was obtained from French marriage. Mariachi began in the nineteenth century in the Ciudad de Jalisco. It was said that the mariachi orchestra was composed of violins, harp, and guitars. Later it began spreading differently in the areas of Mexico such as Veracruz and Huasteca. The harp has been replaced by two violins and the guitarro. The mariachi music is composed of a guitarron, vihuela, guitar, violin, and trumpet. It is fell into mestizo folk music. In mariachi, people dance the zapateado that originated in Spain. It is Son Jalisciense and son jarocho combined. In mariachi music it could speak
about love, betrayal, death, and politics. An example of a mariachi song would be “Yo soy el adventurero” by Antonio Aguilar The Corrido music began around the 1900’s. It was believed that it was related to the Spanish romance and was derived by the Native American traditions. It is similar function to the blues in African American culture. It became popular when 1910 to 1920 during the Mexican Revolution. It has been used as well to “narcocorridos”, political corruption, and immigration to the United States. The corrido instruments are usually played with tubas, trumpets, accordion, and guitars. The melodic structure is usually ¾ and some 2/4 of a meter. Due to that it has developed musica nortena with its polka fashion. An example of el corridor music would be “El mas buscado” by Ariel Nuno

2 genres of music of Brazil Samba is best to be known as one of the most popular music and dance styles that evolved in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
“Samba” means an invitation to dance. Samba has gained influences from maxixe, marcha, Cuban habanera, and German polka. It has became popular during the 1911. It has been said that it is Quimbando( bantu language). Samba was made up of blacks, mulattoes and unskilled laborers danced down the streets. The instruments used in Samba consist of tamborims, snare drums, agogo bells, surdos, ganzas(shakers), cuical, timbale, pandeiro, and repenique. When it comes to dancing it is known as the samba bounce action that consists of voltas, Bota Fogos, Kick Change, Samba Side Steps, and Samba Strut. An example of a Samba music is “Samba de Jainero” by Bellini. Bossa Nova is best known as being derived from samba, American Jazz influence, and a new style of Portuguese. It was use for beach culture, romance, and sensual pleasure. It was popular when in 1959 Antonio Carlos Jobim a composer and Joao Gilberto a guitarist and singer came to Rio in a poor area. Bossa Nova instruments are a classical guitar, drum and a berimbau or a single note piano. When it comes to dancing it refers to social Rumba with Cuban hip, the chasse basic, the walking basic, and the forward/back basic. An example of a Bossa Nova music is “Desafinando” by JoaO Gilberto and Stan
Getz.