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10 paź 2023 · During its colorful history, Mexican music developed various styles, including Mexican Son (with many regional variations), Ranchera, Norteño, Banda, and one of the most popular, Mariachi. All of these styles showcase some of the traditional instruments that are associated with Mexican music.
Explore the music of the Pacific islands of Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga, including their instruments and cultural similarities. Practice musical notation by transcribing and rhythm and melodic contour. Identify the instruments used and their significance.
This is especially true in Oceania, whose more than 1,800 different peoples create an astonishing variety of musical instruments. Made and used throughout the Pacific, musical instruments play integral roles in contexts ranging from religious rites to secular entertainment.
10 kwi 2024 · Among the various instruments used in Mexican indigenous music, the Teponaztli drums, Huehuetl, and Ocarinas hold a special place. The Teponaztli drums are an essential part of Mexican indigenous music. These drums are made from hollowed-out tree trunks and are played by striking them with mallets.
Mochica, Nazca and Chimu tombs, one finds a large quantity of musical instruments perfectly preserved by the desert. One has also found picto-. graphic drawings which show the different uses of these instruments, as, for example, on the occasion of festivals or of combats.
20 lut 2024 · All of these influences shaped the music of the islands. In addition to foreign rhythms and melodies introduced by missionaries, settlers and visitors, new musical instruments such as the...
This exhibition—the first in an art museum to be devoted exclusively to Oceanic musical instruments—explores the rich diversity of musical instruments created and used in the Pacific Islands.
