Peter Garland - Matachin Dances: Dance 1
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When the soldier Bernal Diaz del Castillo entered Mexico City with the conquistador Hernando Cortez in 1519, he noted that, “One part of the city was entirely occupied by Montezuma’s dancers of different kinds . . . and some danced like those in Italy called by us Matachines. . . .”
The matachine dance continues in popularity as a folk dance throughout Mexico and most of the American Southwest, especially among Indians. In the 450 years since the conquest of Mexico, forms of the matachine have
diffused and changed, blending, perhaps, with native dances dating from pre-Spanish times which were similar to it.
Bernard L. Fontana
The Material World of the Tarahumara
The matachine dance continues in popularity as a folk dance throughout Mexico and most of the American Southwest, especially among Indians. In the 450 years since the conquest of Mexico, forms of the matachine have
diffused and changed, blending, perhaps, with native dances dating from pre-Spanish times which were similar to it.
Bernard L. Fontana
The Material World of the Tarahumara
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from The Complete 10-inch series from Cold Blue — Cold Blue Music — Daniel Lentz, Peter Garland, Chas Smith, Michael Jon Fink, Rick Cox, Barney Childs, Read Miller,
released December 2, 2003
Ronald Erickson and John Tenney, violins
Peter Garland, gourd rattles
Matachin Dances was written for and dedicated to composer-violinist Malcolm Goldstein.
Recorded live by Robert Shumaker at the Japan Center during the New Music America ‘81 Festival, San Francisco, June 9, 1981.
Ronald Erickson and John Tenney, violins
Peter Garland, gourd rattles
Matachin Dances was written for and dedicated to composer-violinist Malcolm Goldstein.
Recorded live by Robert Shumaker at the Japan Center during the New Music America ‘81 Festival, San Francisco, June 9, 1981.
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