Week 8 Flash Cards

Paraguay

A country bordered by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.

Agustín Barrios Mangoré

A famous classical guitarist from Paraguay, recognized as both a performer and a composer.

Gramophone recording

Barrios was the first classical guitarist to make this type of recording.

Chief Mangoré

The persona adopted by Barrios to attract a larger audience.

La Catedral

A composition by Agustin Barrios inspired by Bach’s organ music. It begins with a melodic introduction followed by a section in the style of a Bach chorale.

J.S. Bach

Barrios’ favorite composer.

Toccata

A virtuosic free-form piece for keyboard, popular in the Baroque period.

Uruguay

A country bordered by Argentina and Brazil. Had Gaucho Culture as well.

Montevideo

The capital of Uruguay.

Tango

A famous dance with deep roots in Uruguay.

La Cumparsita

A famous tango composed by Uruguayan Gerardo Matos Rodríguez.

Afro-Uruguayan rhythms

Music elements that include traditional instruments like tamboriles.

Luis Cluzeau Mortet (1888-1957)

A leading 20th-century Uruguayan composer known for his diverse compositions. Violinist and pianist. Director and composer

Carnival season in Uruguay

Takes place from February to early March, leading to Lent.

Tamboriles

Afro-Uruguayan drums that were originally played only by Afro-Uruguayan drummers.

Peru

A country known for its immense mountains and extensive Pacific coastline.

Opera history in Peru

Significant for being the first place where an opera premiered in the New World.

Daniel Alomía Robles (1871-1942)

A Peruvian naturalist, ethnographer, and composer who studied native musical traditions.

El Cóndor Pasa

Originally composed for a 1913 zarzuela, reflecting Peruvian folk music. Andean Melody. Protest the exploitation of miners. By Daniel Robles .

Story of El Cóndor Pasa

Workers kill their boss, symbolizing newfound freedom, as a condor watches.

Kena

A traditional Andean panpipe used historically by the Incas.