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From Contradanza To Son: New Perspectives On The Prehistory Of Cuban Popular Music, Peter L. Manuel
From Contradanza To Son: New Perspectives On The Prehistory Of Cuban Popular Music, Peter L. Manuel
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While it is often claimed that the Cuban son emerged from rural Oriente and “invaded” Havana in the early 20th century, serious Cuban musicologists have clarifi ed that the true consolidation of the genre took place in Havana after around 1910–1920. Examination of 19th-century sources can help us trace with greater specifi city the origins of the particular musical features that distinguished the traditional son. Editions and descriptions of 1850s–1860s Havana contradanzas illuminate much about urban popular dance music of that milieu. In par-ticular, they reveal the presence of features typically associated with the son, such as melodies in duet …
Cuba: From Contradanza To Danzon, Peter L. Manuel
Cuba: From Contradanza To Danzon, Peter L. Manuel
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If in the last century Cuban music has been known primarily for the mambo, the chachacha and the son that generated salsa, in the nineteenth century by far the most predominant and distinctively national music was the contradanza, in the diverse forms it took over the course of its extended heyday. The contradanza (or "danza," as it was later called) was also the era's most seminal genre, parenting the habanera that graced European opera and music theater, the elegant figures of the tumba francesa's mason dance, and, albeit ultimately, the mambo and the chachacha themselves, which evolved from the danza's …
Tonalidad, Tradición, Y El Sabor Del Son Cubano, Peter L. Manuel
Tonalidad, Tradición, Y El Sabor Del Son Cubano, Peter L. Manuel
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A discussion of dual tonicity in Cuban popular music.
The Saga Of A Song: Authorship And Ownership In The Case Of ‘Guantanamera’, Peter L. Manuel
The Saga Of A Song: Authorship And Ownership In The Case Of ‘Guantanamera’, Peter L. Manuel
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The Guajira Between Cuba And Spain: A Study In Continuity And Change, Peter L. Manuel
The Guajira Between Cuba And Spain: A Study In Continuity And Change, Peter L. Manuel
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Puerto Rican Music And Cultural Identity: Creative Appropriation Of Cuban Sources From Danza To Salsa, Peter L. Manuel
Puerto Rican Music And Cultural Identity: Creative Appropriation Of Cuban Sources From Danza To Salsa, Peter L. Manuel
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