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I only saw a few minutes of the Royal Wedding. It was filled with pageantry. There is a CD of the music from the wedding. I will not be purchasing it.
What is the fascination with the British Royal Family? This is not England. We are not even in the Commonwealth. We Fought a revolution and the War of 1812 to keep the British and their King out of America. There are other royal families that are more interesting and worth following. The British are now our allies. The royal family is inconsequential as well as all of these other Hollywood people.
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May Fifth was last week. It is considered an Mexican national holiday. In reality it was invented by liquor companies in America. Mexican independence day is actually in September. It is just lie St. Patrick's Day and New years Eve in my opinion. it is just an excuse to go drinking.
In America Mexican music has had in influence on American music and Rock N Roll. The tragic life of Richie Valens who a movie was made about. There have been many important figures in classical music such as Carlos Chavez and Eduardo Mehta. Placido Domingo lived and grew up in Mexico. Mariachi is a type of Mexican band that stereotypes the Mexican rock and popular bands. Like American and other new world folk music, Mexican music draws on European and Native American music. One of Mexico's most famous composers and conductors was Carlos Chavez (1899-1978) Who I have only found out about in recent months. he drew up on both cultures. One of his most famous pieces was his Second Symphony India which uses native Mexican music. It only lasts around ten minutes. That is short for a symphony. Shorter than some movements on some symphonies! Some of Mozart's are sort also. another famous piece of Chavez's is his ballet Xochpilli. Which like his Second Symphony. make use of percussion and other native Mexican elements I am not in to Cinquo DeMayo it is just an excuse to drink and it is not even a national holiday in Mexico. I do like Mexican food. There were a lot of non Spanish that settled in Mexico and Latin America. They even unfortunately used African slaves. Mexican music and culture like all other cultures gest stereotyped. Other Mexican composers were Blas Gilando and Manuel Ponce. Mexican music is worth listening to. |
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