Briefly these things are dances defined by
a. the harmonic sequence on which they are based
b. the metre in which they are played
The canarios is in a major key, based on the harmonic progession I IV I
V and in 6/8-3/4 time. The name is supposed to reflect the fact that the
dance originated in the Canary Isles.
The marionas is also in a major key, based on the sequence I V vi IV
V and in triple time with similar hemiola. The origin of the name is a bit
obscure.
and so on.
The most weighty tome (actually 3 tomes) on the subject is Maurice Esses
"Dance and instrumental diferencias in Spain during the 17th and early 18th
centuries".
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward C. Yong" <edward.y...@gmail.com>
To: "Vihuela List" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 3:27 PM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Definitions
Hi all!
Could anyone advise where I might find definitions of the terms
'Canarios', 'Marionas', and so on? Google is no help :(
Thanks!
Edward Chrysogonus Yong
edward.y...@gmail.com
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