Bibliography & Discography

History of Mariachi Music:

 "History of the Mariachi." History of the Mariachi. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. <http://www.mariachi.org/history.html>.

 "History of Mariachi Music." History of Mariachi Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. <http://web.nmsu.edu/~lleeper/pages/Voice/marrujo/history.htm>.




History of Bavarian Folk Music:

"How German Traditions Work." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. <http://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/german-tradition3.htm>

"German Folk Music." Folk Music RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. <http://www.music-folk.com/german-folk-music/>.


History behind "Jesusita En Chihuahua" and the Mariachi Miguel Dias:

"Mariachi Miguel Dias* ‎– Fiesta En Mexico." Discogs. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. <http://www.discogs.com/Mariachi-Miguel-Dias-Fiesta-En-Mexico/release/3970701>.

"Quirino Mendoza Y Cortés." Quirino Mendoza. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. <http://members.tripod.com/the1_victor/mendoza/quirino.html>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusita_en_Chihuahua

History behind "Tegernseer Polka" and "The Bavarian Band & Chorus"

"Robot Check." Robot Check. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. <http://www.amazon.com/Tegernseer-Polka/dp/B002LN3DQ2>.

Album covers in videos:

"Mariachi Miguel Dias." MusicStack. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <http://www.musicstack.com/item/996904>.

"Tegernseer Polka." Amazon.com: : The Bavarian Band & Chorus: MP3 Downloads. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <http://www.amazon.com/Tegernseer-Polka/dp/B002LN3DQ2>.




Audios in movies: 

"Tegernseer Polka." Amazon.com: : The Bavarian Band & Chorus: MP3 Downloads. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <http://www.amazon.com/Tegernseer-Polka/dp/B002LN3DQ2>.

"Jesusita En Chihuahua." : Mariachi Miguel Dias: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jesusita-en-Chihuahua/dp/B00GZV8PLO>.

Discography:

Mexican piece:

“Jesusita En Chihuahua”, “Fiesta en México”, “Mariachi Miguel Dias”, 1 January 1962, BNF Collection

Bavarian piece:
“Tegernseer Polka”, “Bavaria – 20 All Times Favourites”, “The Bavarian Band and Chorus”, 22 July 2009, K-Tel

Conclusion

In conclusion “Jesusita en Chihuahua”, a Mexican Mariachi piece and “Tegernseer Polk”, a Bavarian Folk piece have many musical features in common. These are the tone colour, the compositional style and the form.

Tone color:

Their tone colour varies in different sections in both pieces and this is due to the instruments used. They are not the exact same ones, but they produce the similar tone colours. The Mexican piece is more string heavy, whereas the Bavarian piece is more brass heavy.

Compositional style:

All in all both pieces are instrumental and don’t contain vocals. Their basses play both on the 1^st and 3^rd beat on a 4/4 time pulse. Apart from that Antiphonal phrasing is used in both pieces.

A difference is that in the Mariachi piece there are instruments playing in unison, while in the Bavarian piece this is never the case.

Form:
The form of the Mexican Mariachi piece and the Bavarian Folk piece is “Compound ternary Form”, but the Mariachi piece does not have a completely regular “Compound ternary Form” because it has a short repetition of the A- and B-part and a slightly different version of A attached at the end.

3. Musical Link – Form: Compound Ternary Form

Similarities:

The third link I have recognized between the Mexican Mariachi piece and the Bavarian Folk piece is the form. The main form is ABA-CDC, also known as ‘Compound Ternary Form’. Two Ternary forms (ABA) are combined and become a Compound Ternary Form. 

Mexican	A	B	A	C	D	C	A	B	A`
Bavarian	A	B	A	C	D	C

 Table to show the different sections in “Jesusita en Chihuahua” and “Tegernseer Polka”

Differences:

One difference between the forms of the two pieces is that the form of the Mariachi piece is a bit more complex, than the form in the Bavarian piece because it has the first parts A and B and a slightly different version of A repeated at the end of the piece. Therefore its complete form is ABA-CDC-ABA’.

2. Musical Link - Compositional Style

Similarities:

Another link in the Mariachi and the Bavarian Folk piece is that the compositional style is very similar. One thing that both pieces have in common is that they are both instrumental and therefore don’t contain vocal.

Another notable compositional style that both pieces have in common is that the bass lines in the pieces are very similar. In the Mariachi piece the guitarron provides the bass and in the Bavarian piece it is the tuba.

In both pieces the bass line outlines a I V I chord structure.

In 4/4 time the basic measure of these two instruments consists of four quarter notes or rests keeping the pulse. This is repetitive throughout both pieces.

The bass lines are also keeping the instruments together, keeping the tempo and determining the chords.

Apart from that the bass lines of both pieces are on the 1^st and 3^rd beat, as can be seen in the images. 

Image showing the bass line in section A in “Jesusita en Chihuahua”

Image showing the bass line in section A in “Tegernseer Polka”

Another similarity in the Mariachi and Bavarian piece is that Call & Response (Antiphonal Phrasing) is used. In the Mariachi piece the antiphonal phrasing is between the pizzicato violins and the trumpets (i.e. 0:00-0:28min.). In the Bavarian piece it is between the clarinets and the trombone (i.e. 0:25-0:34min.)

Image showing the antiphonal phrasing in “Jesusita en Chihuahua” (0:00-0:28sec.)

Image showing the antiphonal phrasing in “Tegernseer Polka”(0:25-0:34sec.)

Differences:

One difference I have determined between the two pieces is that the Mexican piece has multiple violins or multiple trumpets playing the same melodic line at the same time, which means that they are playing in unison. In the Bavarian piece each instrument has its own individual role and no instrument is doubled. Sometimes there are even two of the same kind of instrument that are playing different melodic lines.