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The guitarrón mexicano ( Spanish for "big Mexican guitar", the suffix -ón being a Spanish augmentative) or Mexican guitarrón is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican six-string acoustic bass guitar played traditionally in Mariachi groups.
Mariachi ( US: / ˌmɑːriˈɑːtʃi /, UK: / ˌmær -/, Spanish: [maˈɾjatʃi]) is an ensemble of musicians that typically play ranchera, the regional Mexican music dating back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. [1] The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as ...
May 14, 2020 · Today we're learning about the guitarrón, one of two Mexican instruments that are essential for playing mariachi. We'll learn about the other one in a couple...
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Feb 16, 2018 · César Ivan Lemus, a third-generation Paracho artisan, shaves the neck of a guitarrón he's making. Lemus sells all types of instruments to mariachi schools and stores in the U.S.
The Mexican Guitarron. The guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarron, is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups.Although obviously similar to the guitar, it is not a derivative of that instrument, but was independently developed from the sixteenth-century Spanish bajo de uña.
Beginning in the early 20th century, the guitarron has held a prominent role in Mariachi ensembles, replacing the less-portable harp and providing the rhythmic and harmonic foundation of the music. This guitarron has a simple rosette of inlaid, painted wood, as well as an inlaid border around the edges of the soundboard, also a painted wood inlay.
Feb 12, 2019 · 12 febrero, 2019 por musiclave. El guitarrón mexicano (el nombre en español de una «gran guitarra mexicana», el guitarrón mexicano es un bajo acústico de seis cuerdas muy grande y de cuerpo profundo que se toca tradicionalmente en grupos de mariachi. Aunque similar a la guitarra, no es un derivado de ese instrumento.
