The Course of Mexican Music

Contents

• 1. Why Study Mexican Music?
• 2. Defining and Listening to Mexican Music
• 3. Pre-Cortesian and Indigenous Music, Past and Present
• 4. Majesty, Machismo, Mestizaje and Other Legacies of the Vice Kingdom of New Spain
• 5. Colonial Legacies and Regional Responses: Sones Regionales
• 6. Sound Foundations for Independence
• 7. Immigration and Cosmopolitan Identity During the Porfiriato
• 8. Gifts of the Revolution
• 9. Cinema, Radio and the Celebrity Cantante
• 10. New Song and Rock Mexicano
• 11. Competing Popular Styles
• 12. Classical Contemporary Music: New Frames for New Audiences
• 13. A Despedida and Closing Reflections