Ranchera
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The ranchera is a Mexican music style closely associated with the Mexican mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco in the post-revolutionary period. Drawing on rural traditional folklore, the ranchera was conceived as a symbol of a new national consciousness in reaction to the aristocratic tastes of the era. Probably the greatest living exponent of the ranchera is the Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel.
Traditional rancheras are about love, patriotism or nature. Rhythms can be in 3/4, 2/4 or 4/4. Songs are usually in the major key, and consist of an instrumental introduction, verse and refrain, instrumental section and another verse and refrain, with a tag ending. Instrumentation typically includes guitars and horns.
External link
- Musical analysis (http://www.sobrino.net/mer/The_Ranchera.html)