| A Texas-Mexican Cancionero: Folksongs of the Lower Border Univ of Texas P Edition Contributor(s): Paredes, Américo (Author), Peña, Manuel (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0292765584 ISBN-13: 9780292765580 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $23.71 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1995 Annotation: The folksongs of Texas's Mexican population pulsate with the lives of folk heroes, gringos, smugglers, generals, jailbirds, and beautiful women. In his cancionero, or songbook, Americo Paredes presents sixty-six of these songs in bilingual text-along with their music, notes on tempo and performance, and discography. Manuel Pena's new foreword situates these songs within the main currents of Mexican American music. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnic - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional |
| Dewey: 781.620 |
| LCCN: 94033615 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.07" W x 9.23" (0.89 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The folksongs of Texas's Mexican population pulsate with the lives of folk heroes, gringos, smugglers, generals, jailbirds, and beautiful women. In his cancionero, or songbook, Américo Paredes presents sixty-six of these songs in bilingual text--along with their music, notes on tempo and performance, and discography. Manuel Peña's new foreword situates these songs within the main currents of Mexican American music. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paredes, Am: - A distinguished senior scholar, the late Américo Paredes was the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and English at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1990 he received the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor Mexico bestows on foreigners. |