Sones de Mariachi
Blas GalindoPiece Duration: 9:35
About this Piece
Program Note: "Blas Galindo composed Sones Mariachi in 1941 for an exhibition 20 Centuries of Mexican Art at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is a medley of traditional Mexican music, including some newly-invented tunes, but it is the orchestration that stands out: section solos, call-and-response dialogue between small ensembles, and lively solos. The piece is held together by a pervading rhythmic pulse." - Austin Symphony Orchestra
Notable Passages
Description:
The high strings start us off in duple meter, but wait! The low strings come in with quarter-note triplets, making the music feel like it’s in triple meter!
These two rhythmic ideas create a polyrhythm when combined!
Keywords: Meter - Misc. , Triplet
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Listen for the violin melody that is echoed in the trumpets!
Keywords: Call and Response , Timbre - Composition Technique , Timbre - Instruments
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The violins play eighth-note duplets, while the rest of the ensemble plays eighth-note triplets! The woodwinds echo the violins using triplets only, and the violins answer them afterward.
Keywords: Call and Response , Duplet , Timbre - Composition Technique , Timbre - Instruments , Triplet
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Listen for the "eighth note, quarter note" rhythmic pattern!
Keywords: Rhythmic Pattern
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An oboe solo begins a slower middle section. The flute joins later with similar material!
Keywords: Call and Response , Solo and Ensemble
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The solo trumpet plays duplets, while the strings accompany with triplets!
Eighth-note syncopations are also heard in the bassoon and lower strings.
Keywords: Duplet , Syncopation , Triplet
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The music barrels forward to the finish, full of different rhythmic durations!
Keywords: Rhythmic Duration