A combination of button accordion and bajo sexto, conjunto originated in the Texas-Mexico borderlands as a popular dance music and became a powerful form of regional identity. Today, listeners and musicians around the world have embraced the genre and the work of conjunto masters like Flaco Jiménez and Mingo Saldívar.
Erin E. Bauer follows conjunto from its local origins through three processes of globalization--migration via media, hybridization, and appropriation--that boosted the music’s reach. As Bauer shows, conjunto’s encounter with globalizing forces raises fundamental questions. What is conjunto stylistically and socioculturally? Does context change how we categorize it? Do we consider the music to be conjunto based on its musical characteristics or due to its performance by Jiménez and other regional players? How do similar local genres like Tejano and norteño relate to ideas of categorization?
A rare look at a fascinating musical phenomenon, Flaco’s Legacy reveals how conjunto came to encompass new people, places, and styles.
By:
Erin E. Bauer Imprint: University of Illinois Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN:9780252045028 ISBN 10: 0252045025 Series:Music in American Life Pages: 312 Publication Date:23 May 2023 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Erin E. Bauer is chair of the Music Department and an associate professor of musicology at Muskingum University.
