Illustration of the XIX century, that invites to the Caracas carnival, and a waltz competition

History

Between the hall dances that arrived to Venezuela during the XIX century, waltz has been the one of greater root and dispersion. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Waltz, consists of a musical expression derived from an Austrian popular dance, the laendler. Although an exact date cannot be defined about the arrival of the waltz to Venezuela, can be assured that for half-full of the XX century it became present in the Venezuelan musical writing, registering scores in the New method for guitar and harp, published in Caracas by Tomás Antero. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. The popularity of waltz was fortified by the multiple publications in newspapers and magazines about this sort, as much music as the dance, became the base of many musical sorts, among them joropo. The Joropo is a Musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying Dance, having African and European influences

Venezuelan waltz

According to Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera two currents in waltz exist, the hall and the popular waltz. Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, Composer, Teacher, Musician, Folklorist and Writer, was born in San Cristóbal Táchira At the hall waltz the favorite instrument for its execution is the piano. They emphasize names of Manuel Azpúrua, Manuel Guadalajara,Rafael Isaza, Rogelio Caraballo and Ramon Delgado Palacios at the beginning of this genre in Venezuela, that were dedicated to the composition of two parts waltzes. From this, composer Antonio Lauro, took an important waltz Literature for the guitar. Antonio Lauro ( August 3 1917 &ndash April 18 1986) was a Venezuelan Musician, considered to be one of the foremost

The waltz of oral tradition (popular waltz) uses for its execution the own traditional instruments of each region, being cultivated fundamentally at the Andes and the center west of Venezuela. At the andean region, the violin and the bandola are the solo instruments, accompanied by guitar, triple and cuatro. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The Bandola is a small pear-shape Chordophone found in Venezuela and Colombia. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Also in Lara is executed with: violin, mandolin, cuatro and guitar. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the Guitar or Lute family The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles

The musical structure characteristic of popular waltzes is of three parts. Even though some popular musicians have composed songs with their name, the majority has left their compositions in the anonymity. In the popular tradition we can find the waltz in many dances and folklorical manifestations, among others we have: joropo and Tamunangue. The Joropo is a Musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying Dance, having African and European influences

Famous Venezuelan waltzes

Aldemaro Romero and his Hall Orchestra interpreting venezuelan waltzes (album cover)

Old LP of Pedro Ramón Oropeza Volcán, a famous venezuelan waltz composer

• Dama Antañona (Francisco de Paula Aguirre)
• Visión Porteña (Pedro Pablo Caldera)
• Adios a Ocumare (Angel María Landaeta)
• Conticinio (Laudelino Mejías)
• Que Bellas Son Las Flores (Francisco De Paula Aguirre)
• Sombra En Los Médanos (Rafael Sánchez López)
• Quejas Del Alma (Dr. Francisco de Paula Aguirre ( October 20, 1875 &ndash 1939 was a Venezuelan composer Laudelino Mejías, b ( Trujillo Venezuela, August 1893 d ( Caracas Venezuela, November 30, 1963) was a Venezuelan composer Delgado Briceño)
• Flor De Loto (Francisco J. Marciales)
• Pluma y Lira (anonymous)
• Brisas Del Zulia (Amable Espina)
• Morir Es Nacer (Rafael Andrade)
• Vals Venezolano (Antonio Lauro)
• El Campo Esta Florido (Telésforo Jaime)
• Las Bellas Noches De Maiquetia (Pedro Areila Aponte)
• La Ruperta (anonymous)
• Pabera (Juan Ramón Barrios)
• El Diablo Suelto (Heraclio Fernández)

See also

• Venezuela
• Venezuelan music
• Waltz

Source

• Atlas de Tradiciones de Venezuela, Fundación Bigott, 1998. Antonio Lauro ( August 3 1917 &ndash April 18 1986) was a Venezuelan Musician, considered to be one of the foremost El Diablo Suelto ("In an Uproar" published in 1888, is one of the most important Venezuelan songs Heraclio Fernández Noya (1851&ndash1886 was born in Maracaibo but from a very young age he resided in La Guaira with his father Manuel Maria Fernández from Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Several styles of traditional Venezuelan music, such as salsa and merengue are common to its Caribbean The waltz is a ballroom and folk Dance in time, performed primarily in Closed position. History Since our founding in 1963 by CA Cigarrera Bigott Sucs-- - a subsidiary of British American Tobacco -- - we have been carrying out an ongoing Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)