Vihuela Essays

  • Music In Ancient Greece

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    By ancient Greek music we mean the whole musical culture that includes the ancient Greek history .The word “Music” is produced by the word “Muses”(from the 9 Muses of the arts), at least 5 from the 9 Muses were protecting different music. The three major civilizations that it was known that they first had music in their culture were the Cyclades the Minoans and the Mycenaean. Greeks began to study music theory in the 6th century. Pythagoras one of the most popular man in ancient Greece is known as

  • Essay On Mariachi Music

    515 Words  | 3 Pages

    qualities. Six to eight traditional violins are typically used. Coca Indians from Jalisco, Mexico, contributed the vihuela, a bowed 5-string instrument. The vihuela is a little longer than a ukulele but is played with a thumb pick and strummed like one. It 's the harmonic, rhythmic basis of the band with its high-pitched sound. Standard guitars are also used to play rhythms alongside the vihuela. The guitarrón is the deep-sounding bass of the band and has been described as “the single most important element”

  • History Of The Guitar

    1007 Words  | 5 Pages

    has shown that the guitar, or the guitars found fathers, have been in existence since Renaissance period. The vihuela was a generic term coined over the string instrument as far back as medieval times. There were three division over that way the instrument was play, therefore each had a specific name: ‘vihuela de arco (a bowed form), vihuela de peῆola (played with a plectrum) and vihuela de mano (plucked with the fingers)’ (Turnbull, H, 1991. pg 5) This, in turn, highlights the different styles of

  • The History Of Mariachi Music

    271 Words  | 2 Pages

    the sweet melodies of the violins. The guitarist steps forward and begins belting out the lyrics to a son, or traditional Mexican folksong. Meanwhile, a guitarron—a huge bass guitar—provides a steady rhythm, accented by the much smaller five-string vihuela. This is mariachi music! Mariachi music originated hundreds of years ago in colonial Mexico. The earliest groups consisted of string instruments such as violins, guitars, and a harp. These groups would provide entertainment solely for the local community

  • Mariachi Interview Research

    463 Words  | 2 Pages

    On April 21, 2017, I interviewed one of the Burbank High School Spanish teacher name Mr. Tito Proano. The reason I interview him about mariachi was because he writes and sing Spanish and English music’s and knows about mariachi music too. Instead of singing and writing songs, he plays guitar and drums. Also, he likes to Latin American, English, and rock and roll music. He talked about the mariachi history, root and instrument. He said that the mariachi begins in the 19th century and the root

  • The Sanctified Church By Zora Neale Hurston

    732 Words  | 3 Pages

    Spirituals were born out of the experiences of the African Americans slaves in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. They often described the hardships these people faced while being enslaved, and some gave hope that one day things would get better for the slaves. From these spirituals, we can see many other forms of music influenced today, both black music and American music alike. Originally, these spirituals were only sung by the slaves acapella, without instruments to accompany

  • Day Of The Dead: A Very Brief History Of Mexico

    746 Words  | 3 Pages

    Mexican foods mostly originated from the aztec culture in the 16th century, they tried to bring their own kind of food to the country but they ended up mixing with other cultures. There were a lot of african and asian influences mostly consist of corn and wheat tortillas, also beans, tomatoes, chili peppers, chorizo, and many types of pork. They also have Empanadas which are handheld pasta pockets. Where as us americans eat a lot of things that are not as healthy, we eat a lot of processed foods