La Malagueña

E787743

"La Malagueña" is a famous traditional Mexican song, often performed in mariachi style, known for its dramatic melody and demanding vocal range.

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La Malagueña canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
traditional Mexican song ⓘ
associatedCountry Spain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mexico ⓘ
culturalOrigin Mexican folk tradition ⓘ
genre mariachi music ⓘ
son huasteco ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic example of Mexican vocal virtuosity ⓘ
widely recognized Mexican folk standard ⓘ
hasForm strophic song ⓘ
hasMelodicFeature ornamented vocal lines ⓘ
wide melodic leaps ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle huapango ⓘ
ranchera ⓘ
hasPerformanceContext folk music festivals ⓘ
mariachi competitions ⓘ
serenades ⓘ
hasRhythmicFeature syncopated rhythms ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage Spanish ⓘ
instrumentation guitar ⓘ
guitarrón ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
vihuela ⓘ
violin ⓘ
isPartOf Mexican folk music canon ⓘ
standard mariachi repertoire ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
notableFor demanding vocal range ⓘ
dramatic melody ⓘ
performancePractice frequently included in mariachi repertoires ⓘ
often performed as a vocal showcase ⓘ
often performed in concerts and festivals ⓘ
tempo moderate to fast ⓘ
theme admiration of a woman from Málaga ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
titleMeaning The woman from Málaga ⓘ
typicalEnsemble mariachi ensemble ⓘ
trio huasteco ⓘ
vocalRange requires high tessitura for the singer ⓘ
wide ⓘ
vocalTechnique coloratura passages ⓘ
melismatic singing ⓘ
sustained high notes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canciones de Mi Padre → hasTrack → La Malagueña ⓘ
Mas Canciones → includesTrack → La Malagueña ⓘ