Who is Lydia Mendoza and what was her contribution to Mexican American Music?
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known both as "La Alondra de la Frontera" (the Meadowlark of the Border) and "La Cancionera de los Pobres" (the Songstress of the Poor)
member of a musical family that toured the lower Rio Grande region, La Familia Mendoza
recorded with the family as early as 1928
"Mal hombre" (recorded in San Antonio, Texas in 1934) was her first success as a solo recording artist and performer.
accompanied herself; and also was accompanied by the leading conjunto ensembles
She became a pioneer recording artist in the entire field of Mexican American music.
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a. developing the bass drum technique of playing on all four beats b. transferring the pulse from the bass drum and hi-hat to the ride cymbal c. transferring the pulse from the ride cymbal to the snare drum d. developing a drumming style now called "coordinated dependence"
What effect did the Baroque emphasis on solo singing have on vocal style?
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Nanni di Banco's Sculptors at Work (fig. 13.2) was created using a(n) __________ process
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Kernel and satellite stories are also known as what?
a. A and B stories b. X and Y stories c. wheel and axis stories d. tongue and cheek stories