Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.640896872073
EAN: 9780195141467
ISBN: 0195141466
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: August 25, 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Sales Rank: 248316
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Large immigrations of Mexicans to the U.S., the power of the international recording industry, and the fluid travel of mariachi musicians between the two countries have resulted in a strong base of musical continuity across the political border. Drawing on thirty-five years of personal performance experience and on interviews with leading mariachi musicians, Daniel Sheehy offers first-hand perspectives on the music's stylistic cornerstones, aesthetic standards, social standing, and economic life. He explains how mariachi music is simultaneously a folk music rooted in more than 150 years of tradition; a commodity governed by market considerations; and a dynamic, evolving musical stream of activity, shaped and expanded by musical innovation and social meaning. Focusing on its rising popularity for Mexican Americans, this volume provides an engaging look at mariachi music that will interest aspiring performers, teachers, and aficionados alike.




Rating: - It's about time
Mariachi Music is much more than Music, it is Mexican Culture.
Every region in Mexico has it's own sound, dress and color.

These sounds and color made it's way to the U.S. via Mr. Natividad Cano. He opened the door for everyone else to continue the tradition.

It was Nati's dream for everyone to feel Mexican and to have Mariachi reach levels not even Silvestre Vargas ever dreamed.

This book helps document the history of how Mariachi Music and Mexican ... Read More

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