Spanish music

Jose Luis Gomez Espinal Dr. B Salwen American Music 117-002 11/01/2017 Evolution of Corridos Corrido’s have been in Latinos culture for many generations and heard worldwide. Corrido’s can be heard at parties, clubs, cantinas, restaurants, concerts, and many more places. It’s a beautiful piece of music that could be funny, sad, romantic, about a person, or a place. Where do corrido’s originated from? What is a corrido’s and how did end up with American culture? Mi Carro Ford is a corrido that…

elevated stage. We were close enough to enjoy the music, but not too close to where it became sufficating. At the beginning of the program some claflin students were playing music, but not any type of music, they were playing old school music. The tenderous sounds of all the instruments becoming one beautiful sound made me nod my head to its rhythem. It is not everyday that we are able to hear old live old school jazz music. The students playing the music seemed intreged in the melody they were…

Davis brings the Hispanic culture back to the corner of 111th street and 3rd Avenue in Spanish Harlem. Amor Cubano is located at this location so far, and Vivian Baquero (associated with the owner) states, “the idea of starting the company was Julio’s and so he got his friends to work with him to make the business survive” and that became the revolutionary start of bringing get together and Cuban culture back to Spanish Harlem. Just like any ordinary entrepreneurship business, this small…

Iglesias was a popular spanish singer. He lived with his mother and siblings in Spain for a few years, until his grandfather was kidnapped. After the incident, his mother sent him to live with his father in Miami. Living with his father he was exposed to 3 different types of music European, Latin, and American. Iglesias got into singing when he was an early teenagers. His first live performance came in his school's yearly performance. That inspired him to continue his music career and has…

I visited with my family in Mexico they labeled me Chicana. In America, I was Hispanic or a Mexican, or Mexican American. I was fortunate to have the best of both worlds; the exposure to both worlds gave me insight to difference in religion, food, music language and other facets that shape my understanding of life today. When it comes to describing my identity, I prefer my family county of origin and I am happy, comfortable and feel balanced with who I…

I believe our emotions act as the means of translating music and every human on this planet feels the same emotions, based on Robert Plutchik’s theory there are eight basic emotions. Emotions act as receptors of the music language, for example; Music emotion is embedded in chords; when you hear a major chord one would associate it with happiness contrary to listening to a minor cord which gives a negative…

and way of life. Indefinitely one of the most intriguing cultures I have ever explored. Unique geography along with food, music, dance, and clothing , all subjugated by multifarious cultures. Truly a phenomenal country in every way. The nation of Chile is situated in western South America. It is a long nation that pretty much 50% of its fringe is coastline. I picked this Spanish-talking nation on the grounds that I thought it would be intriguing. The atmosphere is one condition that may…

I begged and pleaded with my parents to sign me up for piano lessons, and I abandoned my bow for a bench. Piano soon evolved from five finger melodies into minuets, from sonatinas into sonatas. While the complexity of the music has changed, learning each new piece of music feels the same. The process is intriguing at first,…

distinctive piano skill to a lot of different audience in the past ten years. In the beginning of this concert, Mr. Leopoldo Erice elaborately introduced the songs he was going to play that night. This brief introduction of the music pieces gave me a great foundation of how his music is structured and what was his method to approach the delicate songs. Moreover, I believe that his introduction gave all the audience a greater understanding of his piano performance. Among all the songs he played…

idioma que suena a hoja de lata. No speak English, no speak English. No, no, no. Y rompe a llorar” (Cisneros, 38). Mamacita is angry that her grandson is speaking the language of the country that has refused to accept her culture that’s deeper than music and food. To Mamacita, speaking the English language is a way of saying to American society, “Yes, I’ll speak just like you and conform to your ways.” In the chapter, Mi Nombre, Cisneros writes, “At school they say my name funny as if the…