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MUS 337 EXAM WITH Q&A
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daptation of European violin and dance music, that helped rally Mayas to rebellion -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Mayapax
" Últimas Variaciones para Piano" represents Mexico's: - CORRECT ANSWER-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.
ne of the primary reasons the Cruzoobs utilised indigenous Mayan rituals and music in
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their fight against the Yucatecos was: - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-T
" Himno Nacional" is important as a symbol in Mexico's construction of nationhood. -
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allads narrating stories that became popular during the Mexican Revolution -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Corridos
guitar-like instrument with six double courses associated with conjuntos norteños -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Bajo sexto
Contemporary topics of corridos include: - CORRECT ANSWER-U.S. immigration
Mexican work ethic
Drug trafficking
, os Tigres del Norte use doble sentido (double meaning) in their lyrics in order to "cover
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their tracks" when talking about sensitive information, a common tactic in songwriting
throughout time and history. - CORRECT ANSWER-T
o be successful, corridos should tell a true story, almost like a musical newspaper. -
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oundtracks of golden-era films in Mexico helped create iconic cultural heros, such as
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the singing cowboy and promoted musical forms like the: - CORRECT
ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-Agustin Lara
inger-actor who became the idealized representative of the handsome, heroic rancher.
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- CORRECT ANSWER-Jorge Negrete
he 19th-century Cuban dance form that later developed in Mexico. - CORRECT
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ANSWER-Bolero
Danzón
he most popular genre of Mexican film, which took its cues from revistas, zarzuelas,
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and comedias teatrales. - CORRECT ANSWER-Comedia Ranchera
milio "El Indio" Fernández is regarded by many as the greatest of the Mexican cinema
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directors of the golden era. - CORRECT ANSWER-T
Silent films in Mexico began in the mid- to late-1920s. - CORRECT ANSWER-F