The Texas-Mexican Conjunto : : History of a Working-class Music / / Manuel Peña.

A history of conjunto music and musicians.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1985
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:CMAS Mexican American Monograph
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Physical Description:1 online resource (234 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Music and Musicians: A Descriptive History
  • 1. Origins: Texas-Mexican Music Prior to 1930
  • 2. Los Miisicos de Aver: The Formative Years
  • 3. La Nueva Generation: Stylistic Consolidation (1948-1960)
  • 4. Post-1960 Conjunto: The Limits of a Tradition
  • Part II: The Evolution of a Style: Economic, Social, and Symbolic Dimensions
  • 5. La Gente Pobre: The Social Base of Conjunto Music
  • 6. Social and Symbolic Dimensions of Coniunto: From Ascendancy to Decline
  • Appendix A. A Theoretical Framework
  • Appendix B. Musical Transcriptions
  • References
  • Selected Discography
  • Index