Chilean Folk Music
Chilean Folk Music
There are four main types of folk music in Chile they are: -Northern Chile, Musica Andina -Central Chile -Mapuche Music -Chiole Music
Each type or sub-genre of music has a quite distinct sound and can be related to the racial groups of these areas and to the history of Chile.
Racial History of Chile
The history of Chile is varied as it has influenced greatly the course of folk music in these four main areas. The history is marked by the following major events: * Incas invaded in the mid 15th century and conquered down to Rio Mapia but could not defeat the Indians further south. * The Spanish invaded in the mid 16th century and conquered the entire Inco empire in Peru, Ecuador and Northern Chile. Pedro de Valdivia, a folk hero, is said to have pushed the Spanish back, but then could not hold the ground and was forced back to the Rio Bio Bio. * The war with the Mapuche Indians lasted a further 200 years until 1880. The Spanish had then taken Chiloe and south of the Rio Tolten despite this the Mapuche Indians held the land between the Rio Bio Bio and the Rio Tolten for the full 200 years. The two sides signed a peace treaty later in 1880.
Characteristics of the Four Groups
Northern Chile, Musica Andina The Incan culture is a culmination of cultures formed by a having a series of cultures and taking the best of these cultures and combining them. This culture was the first to have developed a formal music education. Since this part of Chile was the first to fall during the Spanish invasion the music is like Incan music but has a distinct Spanish style to it.
The music of Northern Chile relied a lot on the use of the pentatonic scale and the consequent harmony formed be playing with instruments from both Spanish and Incan cultures. This type of music as heavily used religiously as it was incorporated into the Catholic Church.
Central Chile Central Chile was the most populated region of Chile, the Incan and the
There are four main types of folk music in Chile they are: -Northern Chile, Musica Andina -Central Chile -Mapuche Music -Chiole Music
Each type or sub-genre of music has a quite distinct sound and can be related to the racial groups of these areas and to the history of Chile.
Racial History of Chile
The history of Chile is varied as it has influenced greatly the course of folk music in these four main areas. The history is marked by the following major events: * Incas invaded in the mid 15th century and conquered down to Rio Mapia but could not defeat the Indians further south. * The Spanish invaded in the mid 16th century and conquered the entire Inco empire in Peru, Ecuador and Northern Chile. Pedro de Valdivia, a folk hero, is said to have pushed the Spanish back, but then could not hold the ground and was forced back to the Rio Bio Bio. * The war with the Mapuche Indians lasted a further 200 years until 1880. The Spanish had then taken Chiloe and south of the Rio Tolten despite this the Mapuche Indians held the land between the Rio Bio Bio and the Rio Tolten for the full 200 years. The two sides signed a peace treaty later in 1880.
Characteristics of the Four Groups
Northern Chile, Musica Andina The Incan culture is a culmination of cultures formed by a having a series of cultures and taking the best of these cultures and combining them. This culture was the first to have developed a formal music education. Since this part of Chile was the first to fall during the Spanish invasion the music is like Incan music but has a distinct Spanish style to it.
The music of Northern Chile relied a lot on the use of the pentatonic scale and the consequent harmony formed be playing with instruments from both Spanish and Incan cultures. This type of music as heavily used religiously as it was incorporated into the Catholic Church.
Central Chile Central Chile was the most populated region of Chile, the Incan and the
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