ABSTRACT

The Course of Mexican Music provides students with a cohesive introductory understanding of the scope and influence of Mexican music. The textbook highlights individual musical examples as a means of exploring the processes of selection that led to specific musical styles in different times and places, with a supporting companion website with audio and video tracks helping to reinforce readers' understanding of key concepts. The aim is for students to learn an exemplary body of music as a window for understanding Mexican music, history and culture in a manner that reveals its importance well beyond the borders of that nation.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|13 pages

Why Study Mexican Music?

chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

Defining and Listening to Mexican Music

chapter Chapter 3|24 pages

Pre-Cortesian and Indigenous Music, Past and Present

PART I Ancient Voices

chapter Chapter 6|19 pages

Sound Foundations for Independence

chapter Chapter 8|17 pages

Gifts of the Revolution

chapter Chapter 9|23 pages

Cinema, Radio, and the Celebrity Cantante

chapter Chapter 10|23 pages

New Song and Rock Mexicano

chapter Chapter 11|31 pages

Competing Popular Styles

chapter Chapter 13|7 pages

A Despedida and Closing Reflections