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The emergence of conjunto music, 1935-1955
'And other neighborly names' : social process and cultural image in Texas folklore • Austin • Published In 1981 • Pages: 280-299
By: Peña, Manuel H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article describes the history and emergence of CONJUNTO music -- a highly popular style of Texas-Mexican music -- from its embryonic appearance in 1935 to its full-blown stylization in the mid 1950s. Brief biographical sketches of some of the leading musicians in the development of this style of music are presented, as well as the various instruments they used in the composition of the music. The second part of this study deals with Peña's ethnomusicological interpretation of CONJUNTO, and to a lesser degree that of ORQESTA TEXENE, another popular music style. Chicano middle and lower class differences are noted in the acceptance of these two types of music, based in large part on cultural ideologies and values.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Classes
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chicanos
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnomusicologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1890s - 1955
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Texas, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Manuel H. Peña
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-299), discography (p. 297-298) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 80023697
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexican Americans