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Oct 8, 2021 · The danzón spread to the Dominican Republic and Mexico, where it has passionate followers today. The first danzón had origins in the old Spanish contradanzas, danced in pairs but physically distanced, and it incorporated the Cuban musical heritage that had roots in Africa.
- History and Origin
- Structure, Instrumentation, and Stylistic Relevance
- Social and Political Impacts
- Evolution of The Danzón
- Conclusion
- References
Cuba developed primarily as a plantation-slave colony, allowing many cultures to come together and interact, which created Cuba’s unique personality (Malcomson 2011). The mixing of European and African cultures created the perfect environment for the danzón; it allowed different social classes to dance together and celebrate something uniquely Cuba...
Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of any musical style is instrumentation. At its original modern inception, Miguel Faílde used the instrumentation of orquestas tipicas consisting of a brass section (trumpet, cornet, valve trombone, ophicleide), one or two clarinets, one or two violins, and a kettle drum (Gradante 2001). This was the prevaili...
The danzón was always surrounded in controversy as it was met with adversity by the Cuban government and elites of the society. Miguel Faílde’s father being from Spain and his mother being a mulata from Cuba made him of Afro-Cuban descent (Malcomson 2011). His mixed ethnicity was looked down upon in Cuban culture making it difficult for him to make...
The danzón became a catalyst for other influential genres as well. Gradante explains how “the 20th century danzón interacted with other Cuban genres, feeding into son, and to the development of the mambo and cha-cha-chá” (Gradante 2013, pg.1). While it is difficult to find information on the specific details of the impact of the danzón, many author...
As Cuba’s first unique genre of song and dance, the danzón was bound to have a position of prominence in the country’s national spotlight. As a combination of the lively, yet subtle African rhythms and the elegantly robust European instrumentation, the popularity achieved by the style from the late 19th century through the early 20th century bore p...
Crowley, Daniel J. 1985. Latin American Music Review / Revista De Música Latino americana 6, no. 1: 119-22. Faílde, Miguel. 2016. “Las Alturas de Simpson ” [recorded by Daniel Guzman and the Rotterdam Conservatory Orquesta Tipica]. CUBA Contradanzas and Danzones. England: Nimbus Records, 2016 . CD. Garcia, David. 2013. “Mambo.” Grove Music Online. ...
The danzón evolved from the Cuban contradanza, or habanera (' Havana -dance'). The contradanza, which had English and French roots in the country dance and contredanse, was probably introduced to Cuba by the Spanish, who ruled the island for almost four centuries (1511–1898), contributing many thousands of immigrants.
Choreographically, the danzon retained the traditional cedazo during which the couples separate, face one another, and rest in place. By the second half of the 19 th century, the contradanza evolved into the danza which, when danced by couples rather than collectively, was already known in vernacular speech as danzón. When Faílde and his wind ...
Apr 11, 2015 · The music is called danzón, and it was born in Cuba in the late 1800s. By early in the next century, it had couples gliding in set patterns in a kind of formal square dance. It was huge. But,...
- Betto Arcos
The start of danzon, and its country of origin, actually can be traced to a single date, January 1, 1879 when Cuban musician Miguel Failde presented the first danzon piece, Las Alturas de Simpson. Strangely enough, the rhythm has roots in English country dance which then became popular in France in the 17th Century and was called “contradanza.”
Oct 8, 2021 · The first danzón had origins in the old Spanish contradanzas, danced in pairs but physically distanced, and it incorporated the Cuban musical heritage that had roots in Africa.
