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May 21, 2024 · The typical instruments of contemporary mariachi include the vihuela, a five-string guitar related to an instrument popular in the Spanish Renaissance; the guitarrón, a large, fretless six-string bass guitar; a standard six-string acoustic guitar; and violins and trumpets, which usually play the melody.
2 days ago · Common contemporary mariachi instruments include the guitar; vihuela, a small five-string guitar; violin; guitarrón, an acoustic bass guitar; and trumpet, which made its appearance later in the ...
May 11, 2024 · First, the giant bass guitar is called a "guitarrón Mexicano," i.e., "big Mexican guitar." Typically just called a guitarrón. Second, the small guitar is called a "vihuela." I don't know if there's a specific Mexican version of this type of guitar, but wikipedia calls it a "Mexican vihuela."
May 21, 2024 · The distinctive sound of the trumpet, violin, guitar, vihuela, and guitarrón creates an energetic and celebratory ambiance, making mariachi music a beloved art form not only in Mexico but also around the world.
4 days ago · Lutes are stringed musical instruments that include a body and "a neck which serves both as a handle and as a means of stretching the strings beyond the body". [1] The lute family includes not only short-necked plucked lutes such as the lute, oud, pipa, guitar, citole, gittern, mandore, rubab, and gambus and long-necked plucked lutes such as ...
5 days ago · The guitarron mexicano, or “Mexican guitarron,” is an acoustic bass. This string instrument is enormous, and it has six strings. Because of its large body, the sounds it produces are loud and don’t need any electric amplifiers.
6 days ago · The key musical elements in La Negra include the use of traditional mariachi instruments such as the guitarron, vihuela, trumpet, and violin. The energetic rhythms, soaring melodies, and harmonious vocals all contribute to the song’s captivating sound.
