Chicago Arts Orchestra

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Chicago Arts Orchestra

• Musica Latina
• A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

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This is a stone cutting by Mayans. The native
cultures of Latin America such as the Mayans and
Aztecs mixed with the culture of Spanish
colonists. You will see this fusion of cultures
in the music we will study. This fusion began
500 years ago and continues today
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Cycle of Musical Styles
This is how a new style is born Keep this in mind
as you listen and read
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HuapangoThe huapango is a lively Mexican dance
of Spanish origin that is especially popular in
the lands along the Gulf of Mexico. Performed by
singers and instrumental ensembles ranging from a
duo of guitars to a full mariachi band, it is
characterized by a complex rhythmic structure
mixing duple and triple meters which reflect the
intricate steps of the dance. The huapango is
danced by men and women as couples
Flag of Mexico
Couples dancing the Huapango
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Take a moment and listen to track 1 while
viewing the photos -In track 1 Festive Huapango
listen for the complex rhythm ( listen for 3
beats in the space of 2) The piece is played on
the marimba
A Marimba
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Dancing the Huapango
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Dancing the Huapango
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Dancing the Huapango
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Dancing the Huapango
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Dancing the Huapango
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Dancing the Huapango
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Dancing the Huapango
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Dancing the Huapango
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Origin in Folk Tradition

• The song and dance form originated in the
  Huasteca Region near the Gulf of Mexico

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The Huasteca Region
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The Huasteca Region

• The term "huasteca" derives from "huaxtla." The
  term "huapango" is of Nahuatl (a native language
  of Mexico) origin and means "dance over wooden
  platform." The musical accompaniment is the
  "jarana,which is the violin and an 8-string
  guitar ("huapangera"), with vocalists displaying
  the falsetto, a regional characteristic of the
  huapango.

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Nahua people of the Huasteca region
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Listen now to track two
-In track 2 Listen to El Gustito and notice the
instruments of the Jarana and the falsetto of the
men singing (women do not sing the Huapango they
only dance) -Listen for the words Huasteca,
Huapango and Huapangera -Another good example of
the Huapango is Track 3, Lo Que Dios me Dio sung
by Enrique Nava
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View photos of the Huasteca Region while
listening
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Huasteca Region
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