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"La Llorona" (lit. "The weeping woman") is a Mexican folk song derived from the legend of La Llorona.There are many versions of the song. Its origins are obscure, but, around 1941, composer Andres Henestrosa mentioned hearing the song in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Statue of La Llorona on an island of Xochimilco, Mexico, 2015. La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; ' the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer ') is a vengeful ghost in Mexican folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her.
The music was composed by Peter Salem, and featured Mexican folk song "La Llorona" sung by Chavela Vargas. The ballet premiered on 13 April 2016 at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, danced by the English National Ballet, with Tamara Rojo as Kahlo and Irek Mukhamedov as Kahlo's husband, Diego Rivera.
La Llorona ('The Weeping Woman' or 'the Cryer') is an oral legend in Latin American folklore. ... "La Llorona" (song), a Mexican folk song covered by many artists;
The song "La Llorona" is an example of a son istmeño. Marimba ensembles are also found here. Marimba ensembles are also found here. Oaxaca also has many traditional Brass Bands , sometimes called Tambora Oaxaqueña, the music is very similar to the Balkan Music , and it is believed that they are both from the same roots.
The film is inspired by the legend of La Llorona, a woman who kills her children to get her lover back — and is condemned to an afterlife of mourning.
vocal music (with piano) 1942: Miniatura: homenaje a Carl Deis: piano 1942: Nocturnes [3] (a cappella) chorus, unaccompanied 1943: Danza de la pluma: piano 1943: La llorona: piano 1943: Concerto in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 1 (orchestration of Vivaldi) orchestra 1943: La zandunga: piano 1943: Suite, for double quartet: chamber music 1943–44
In Frida, the approach I took scoring the music is that of melodic intimacy (scoring with melodies or tunes as opposed to motific fragments). To achieve additional intimacy I choose a small ensemble of acoustic instruments: the small Mexican guitar (Vihuela), standard classical guitar, Mexican bass guitar (guitarron), accordion, Mexican harp ...