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The guitarrón is the principal rhythm instrument in the mariachi group, and it serves as the bass instrument, playing deep pitches. The rhythmic propulsion of the basslines played on it help to keep the other instruments together. It is unusual for a group to have more than one guitarrón player. Guitarrón players need good left-hand strength ...
Other articles where guitarrón is discussed: mariachi: …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. Trumpets were not added until the early 20th century, but they are now more or less an essential element. Mariachi music initially consisted of…
Guitarrón or guitarron is a common name for a number of stringed instruments found in Latin America and may refer to: Guitarrón argentino, a six-stringed musical instrument from Argentina. Guitarrón chileno, a 25-stringed, plucked instrument from Chile. Guitarrón mexicano, a six-stringed, plucked instrument from Mexico. Category:
The modern word guitar and its antecedents have been applied to a wide variety of chordophones since classical times, sometimes causing confusion. The English word guitar, the German Gitarre, and the French guitare were all adopted from the Spanish guitarra, which comes from the Andalusian Arabic قيثارة (qīthārah) and the Latin cithara, which in turn came from the Ancient Greek ...
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The Guitarrón is a large bass guitar. Guitarrón translates to large guitar – the suffix means big or large. It has 6 strings – 3 that are nylon wound with a nylon monofilament core or nylon fibers, and 3 that are steel, bronze or copper wound with a single steel string core. Categories: Guitars. String instruments.
As these questions are raised, it becomes clear that the guitarrón is a symbolic territory where religious, academic, political and local entities compete to stake their musical and discursive claims. This study will examine these contrasting facets of the guitarrón’s meanings in the lives contemporary musicians.
