LAS/MAS/MUS 337 Final Exam Spring 2023/
102 Question and Correct Answers.
Adaptation of European violin and dance music, that helped rally Mayas to rebellion - -
Mayapax
-"Últimas Variaciones para Piano" represents Mexico's: - -desire to emulate
fashionable European-style music.
ability to create music on par with other parts of the world.
stratification of social and economic classes.
-One of the primary reasons the Cruzoobs utlized idigenous Mayan rituals and music in
their fight against the Yucatecos was: - -to symbolize who they were and create a sense
of identity different from the people who were of European descent.
-"Aires Fandango" is an example of Mayapax music. - -T
-"Himno Nacional" is important as a symbol in Mexico's construction of nationhood. - -
T
-Ballads narrating stories that became popular during the Mexican Revolution - -
Corridos
-Guitar-like instrument with six double courses associated with conjuntos norteños - -
Bajo sexto
-Contemporary topics of corridos include: - -U.S. immigration
Mexican work ethic
Drug trafficking
-Los Tigres del Norte use doble sentido (double meaning) in their lyrics in order to
"cover their tracks" when talking about sensitive information, a common tactic in
songwriting throughout time and history. - -T
-To be successful, corridos should tell a true story, almost like a musical newspaper. - -
T
-Soundtracks of golden-era films in Mexico helped create iconic cultural heros, such as
the singing cowboy, and promoted musical forms like the: - -Canción ranchera
Mexican bolero
, Corrido
-In the 1930s, radio personality ____________________, composed many
romantic songs of international fame, and captured the hearts of Mexican listeners,
especially housewives, in their homes. - -Agustin Lara
-Singer-actor who became the idealized representative of the handsome, heroic rancher.
- -Jorge Negrete
-The 19th-century Cuban dance form that later developed in Mexico. - -Bolero
Danzón
-The most popular genre of Mexican film, which took its cues from revistas, zarzuelas,
and comedias teatrales. - -Comedia Ranchera
-Emilio "El Indio" Fernández is regarded by many as the greatest of the Mexican
cinema directors of the golden era. - -T
-Silent films in Mexico began in the mid- to late-1920s. - -F
-This song, released in 1974 by Los Tigres del Norte, came to define the narcocorrido
genre and earned the band fame on both sides of Mexico-U.S. border. - -Contrabando y
traición
-Identify the popular musical genre that is NOT typically identified with wedding
celebrations in Mexico. - -Jácara
-This musical movement took off in the 1970s and reflected the acceptance of the
cumbia as the ultimate Latin dance rhythm. - -La onda grupera
-The song "El triste," sung by José José, exemplifies the polished balada song style
popular in the 1970s. - -T
-The cuatro is a guitar-like instrument with six double courses mostly associated with
conjuntos norteños - -F
-Conjunto and banda may be considered two major fundamental styles in Mexican
popular music. - -T
-Modern popular styles built around the cumbia dance rhythm, include quebradita and
the techno genre known as tribal. - -T
-Silvestre Rivueltas - -Represented post-revolutionary sentiment in music drawing
upon urban and popular musics
102 Question and Correct Answers.
Adaptation of European violin and dance music, that helped rally Mayas to rebellion - -
Mayapax
-"Últimas Variaciones para Piano" represents Mexico's: - -desire to emulate
fashionable European-style music.
ability to create music on par with other parts of the world.
stratification of social and economic classes.
-One of the primary reasons the Cruzoobs utlized idigenous Mayan rituals and music in
their fight against the Yucatecos was: - -to symbolize who they were and create a sense
of identity different from the people who were of European descent.
-"Aires Fandango" is an example of Mayapax music. - -T
-"Himno Nacional" is important as a symbol in Mexico's construction of nationhood. - -
T
-Ballads narrating stories that became popular during the Mexican Revolution - -
Corridos
-Guitar-like instrument with six double courses associated with conjuntos norteños - -
Bajo sexto
-Contemporary topics of corridos include: - -U.S. immigration
Mexican work ethic
Drug trafficking
-Los Tigres del Norte use doble sentido (double meaning) in their lyrics in order to
"cover their tracks" when talking about sensitive information, a common tactic in
songwriting throughout time and history. - -T
-To be successful, corridos should tell a true story, almost like a musical newspaper. - -
T
-Soundtracks of golden-era films in Mexico helped create iconic cultural heros, such as
the singing cowboy, and promoted musical forms like the: - -Canción ranchera
Mexican bolero
, Corrido
-In the 1930s, radio personality ____________________, composed many
romantic songs of international fame, and captured the hearts of Mexican listeners,
especially housewives, in their homes. - -Agustin Lara
-Singer-actor who became the idealized representative of the handsome, heroic rancher.
- -Jorge Negrete
-The 19th-century Cuban dance form that later developed in Mexico. - -Bolero
Danzón
-The most popular genre of Mexican film, which took its cues from revistas, zarzuelas,
and comedias teatrales. - -Comedia Ranchera
-Emilio "El Indio" Fernández is regarded by many as the greatest of the Mexican
cinema directors of the golden era. - -T
-Silent films in Mexico began in the mid- to late-1920s. - -F
-This song, released in 1974 by Los Tigres del Norte, came to define the narcocorrido
genre and earned the band fame on both sides of Mexico-U.S. border. - -Contrabando y
traición
-Identify the popular musical genre that is NOT typically identified with wedding
celebrations in Mexico. - -Jácara
-This musical movement took off in the 1970s and reflected the acceptance of the
cumbia as the ultimate Latin dance rhythm. - -La onda grupera
-The song "El triste," sung by José José, exemplifies the polished balada song style
popular in the 1970s. - -T
-The cuatro is a guitar-like instrument with six double courses mostly associated with
conjuntos norteños - -F
-Conjunto and banda may be considered two major fundamental styles in Mexican
popular music. - -T
-Modern popular styles built around the cumbia dance rhythm, include quebradita and
the techno genre known as tribal. - -T
-Silvestre Rivueltas - -Represented post-revolutionary sentiment in music drawing
upon urban and popular musics
