Chicano Music Studies

(Part 1: 70 points total)

I. True/False & Multiple Choice(2 points each; 70 points total)

1. In general, the canción mexicana consists of very syncopated rhythms. (T/F)

 2. The canción mexicana is an umbrella term, which includes many song forms. (T/F)

 3. The canción mexicana  does not focus on lyric content. (T/F)

 5.  One of the earliest composers of canciones tradicionales is

      (A) David Zaizar (b) Rubén Fuentes (c) Manuel M. Ponce

 6. ______ was a famous composer of canciones tradicionales.

(a) Ignacio Fernández Esperón (b) Vicente Fernández (c) Pedro Infante

 7. The corrido and the canción tradicional are very similar song forms, (T/F)

 8. The canción tradicional pre-dates the

(a) son (b) corrido (c) canción ranchera

 9. The term, canción ranchera,  is synonymous with mariachi music. (T/F)

10. The most famous composer of canciónes rancheras is

(a) Agustín Lara (b) José Alfredo Jiménez (c) Cuco Sánchez

11. _______was a well-known canción ranchera vocalist.

(a) Cruz Lizarraga (b) “Flaco” Jiménez (c) Pedro Infante

12. Lola Beltrán is the most famous female interpreter of the canción ranchera. (T/F)

13. Ernesto Cortázar and_________wrote many canciones nacionalistas together.

(a) Fernando Esperón (b) Alfredo Gil (c) Agustín Lara

14. Jorge Negrete was not a performer of canciones nacionalistas. (T/F)

15. Machismo is a common theme found in the canción nacionalista. (T/F)

16. Many canciones nacionalistas were written primarily for the film character portrayed by

(a) Pedro Infante (b) Miguel Aceves Mejía (c) Jorge Negrete

17. The corrido originates in Spain. (T/F)

18. Corridos are songs with a rigid verse structure. (T/F)

19. Corridos are strictly performed by bandas and norteño groups. (T/F)

20. Corridos tend to focus primarily on themes related to the Mexican Revolution and drugs.(T/F)

21. Short falsetes tend to be standard in the stylized huapango. (T/F)

22. The single most important feature of a stylized huapango is the

(a) apagón (b) falsete (b) tempo

23. David Zaizar wrote many huapangos. (T/F)

24. Miguel Aceves Mejía and_____are famous interpreters of huapangos.

(a) Javier Solís (b) Rubén Fuentes (c) David Zaizar

25. The bolero is originally from Mexico. (T/F)

(a) joyous (b) romantic (d) up-beat

A. The Canción Mexicana

B. The Canción Tradicional

C. The Canción Ranchera

D. The Canción Nacionalista

F. The Huapango

(a) Mexican guitar (b) requinto romántico (c) bolero

28. Agustín Lara is the most famous bolero composer. (T/F)

29. The conjunto norteño originated in Germany. (T/F)

30. The accordion and the trombone typically form part of a norteño ensemble. (T/F)

31. A corrido is, in fact, a norteño song. (T/F)

(a) accordion (b) bajo sexto (c) tololoche

33. The_____is the bass instrument of the banda sinaloense.

(a) tololoche (b) charcheta (c) tuba

34. Originally, bandas featured lead vocalists. (T/F)

35.  _______Lizárraga is the founder of La Banda El Recodo.

(a) Germán (b) Cruz (c) Juan

H. The Conjunto Norteño

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