Overview

On the ZÓcalo, the main square of Mexico City, Mexico's entire musical history is performed every day. ""Mexica"" percussionists drum and dance to the music of Aztec rituals on the open plaza. Inside the Metropolitan Cathedral, choristers sing colonial villancicos. Outside the National Palace, the Mexican army marching band plays the ""Himno Nacional,"" a vestige of the nineteenth century. And all around the square, people listen to the contemporary sounds of pop, rock, and mÚsica grupera. In all, some seven centuries of music maintain a living presence in the modern city. This book offers an up-to-date, comprehensive history and ethnography of musical rituals in the world's largest city. Mark Pedelty details the dominant musical rites of the Aztec, colonial, national, revolutionary, modern, and contemporary eras, analyzing the role that musical ritual played in governance, resistance, and social change. His approach is twofold. Historical chapters describe the rituals and their functions, while ethnographic chapters explore how these musical forms continue to resonate in contemporary Mexican society. As a whole, the book provides a living record of cultural continuity, change, and vitality.

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Author:   Mark Pedelty
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292726147

ISBN 10:   0292726147
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 June 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Part I. The Mexica: 1325-1521 2. Tenochtitlán: 1325-1521 3. Mesoamerican Resonance Part II. New Spain: 1521-1821 4. Colonial Mexico: 1521-1821 5. Colonial Resonance Part III. The New Nation: 1821-1910 6. The First Century of Independence: 1821-1910 7. Nineteenth-Century Resonance Part IV. The Revolution: 1910-1921 8. Revolutionary Mexico: 1910-1921 9. Revolutionary Resonance Part V. Modern Mexico: 1921-1968 10. Bolero and Danzón during the Postrevolutionary Era 11. Bolero and Danzón Today 12. Classical Nationalism during the Postrevolutionary Era 13. Classical Nationalism Today 14. Ranchera during the Postrevolutionary Era and at Mid-Century 15. Ranchera Today Part VI. Contemporary Mexico: 1968-2002 16. Popular Music Today 17. Conclusion Appendix 1. Theory and Methodology Appendix 2. Timeline Appendix 3. Discography Bibliography Index

Reviews

""This is a charming and engrossing account of the history of largely popular street (and public face-to-face) music in Mexico City and surrounding regions from pre-conquest to the dawn of the twenty-first century ... done with a great deal of style and flair."" Patricia Seed, Professor of History, Rice University

This is a charming and engrossing account of the history of largely popular street (and public face-to-face) music in Mexico City and surrounding regions from pre-conquest to the dawn of the twenty-first century ... done with a great deal of style and flair. Patricia Seed, Professor of History, Rice University

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Mark Pedelty is Associate Professor on the faculty of the General College at the University of Minnesota.

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