The Joropo is a musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying dance, having African and European influences. Eloy Palacios, ( June 27, 1847 - December 12, 1919) was a Venezuelan artist sculptor and painter Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other History Between the hall dances that arrived to Venezuela during the XIX century, waltz has been the one of greater root and dispersion Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic The music of Africa is as vast and varied as the continent's many regions, nations and Ethnic groups Although there is no distinctly pan-African It is a fundamental genre belonging to Venezuelan and, to a lesser extent, Colombian folklore, specifically of its typical music or música criolla (creole music). A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Several styles of traditional Venezuelan music, such as salsa and merengue are common to its Caribbean Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable Language that originates seemingly as a nativized Pidgin. It is also the most popular "folk rhythm" and the well known song "Alma Llanera" is considered an unofficial national anthem in Venezuela (Dydynski 2004, p. Alma Llanera is a popular Joropo song composed by Pedro Elías Gutiérrez and lyrics of Rafael Bolívar Coronado. 34). It means party.
Formerly, the Spanish word joropo was defined as a “party,” but now it has come to mean a type of music and dance that identifies Venezuelans. This is because in the 1700s the field workers started using the word “joropo” and not the word “fandango,” which was the word used at the time for party and dance. Fandango is the Spanish term that is defined for popular dances and singing in flamenco. The joropo adopted and still uses the hand turn, the movement of the feet, and waltz turns.
First, the partners dance a type of waltz holding each other tightly. Then they stand facing each other and make small steps forward and backward as if sweeping the floor. Lastly they hold each others’ arms, and the woman does sweeping steps while the man stomps his feet with the music’s rhythm.
The Joropo is played with the arpa llanera (harp), bandola, cuatro, and maracas (ibid), making use of polyrhythmic patterns, especially of hemiola, and alternation of 3/4 and 6/8 tempos. The Bandola is a small pear-shape Chordophone found in Venezuela and Colombia. The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the Guitar or Lute family Maraca is also a genus of Tarantula. Maracas ( sometimes called rumba In modern Musical parlance a hemiola is a metrical pattern in which two bars in simple triple time (3/2 or 3/4 for example are articulated as if they 2266-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl or TEMPO is the Chemical compound with the formula (CH23(CMe22NO It was originally played, most often also sung, by the llaneros, the inhabitants of the Venezuelan and Colombian Llanos (plains), and thus also called música llanera (ibid). Los Llanos redirect here for the Chilean region see Los Llanos Chile Los Llanos (meaning the flat plains is a vast Tropical grassland The singer and the harp or bandola may perform the main melody while a cuatro performs the accompaniment, adding its characteristic rhythmic, sharp percussive effect. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or In Music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the Lead, in a Supporting manner The cuatro and the bandola are four-stringed instruments which are descendants of the Spanish guitar. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The only real percussion instruments used are the maracas. Maraca is also a genus of Tarantula. Maracas ( sometimes called rumba Besides the genre and dance, the name joropo also means the performance, the event or occasion of performance.
In modern times, several other instruments have been adding themselves to playing various parts in Joropo performances, for instance, guitar, flute, clarinet, piano, and so on, up to having a complete symphony orchestra playing Joropo arrangements. The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well Since the 1950's the Venezuelan composer Aldemaro Romero has pioneered his praiseworthy orchestrations of numerous Joropos, among other native Venezuelan genres, allowing international audiences to enjoy the beautiful Venezuelan music, albeit in a more conventional presentation. Aldemaro Romero ( March 12, 1928 – September 15, 2007) was a Venezuelan pianist composer arranger and orchestral conductor Curiously enough, it often happens that when a Symphony Orchestra plays a Joropo, the cuatro is still included. A symphony is a Musical composition, often extended and usually for Orchestra. The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the Guitar or Lute family
Joropo represents Venezuelans because of the influence of three different cultures. These are, European music, the independent melody is the presence from the slaves brought from Africa, and the instrument called “maracas” the indigenous people of Venezuela.
There are three types of joropo. These are llanero, central, and oriental.
- The joropo llanero is played with the nylon stringed harp, the cuatro, and the maracas.
- The joropo central is played with a metal stringed harp, maracas, voice, and cuatro.
- The joropo oriental has additional instruments such as guitar, mandolin, and accordion.
Source
- Dydynski, Krzysztof (2004). Lonely Planet Venezuela (Lonely Planet Venezuela). ISBN 1-74104-197-X.
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