- Huapango
Infobox Music genre
name=Huapango
genre=Huapango
bgcolor=red
stylistic_origins =Flamenco , Son
cultural_origins = Sierra Huasteca, Vera Cruz and Hidalgo,Mexico
instruments =Quinta huapanguera ,jarana ,violin ,guitar
popularity=Sierra huastecaThe huapango is the name of a Mexican musical style and the accompanying lively dance of Spanish origin that is especially popular in the lands along the
Gulf of Mexico . The huapango is a rhythmic style of theSon Huasteco genre. Performed by singers and instrumental ensembles ranging from a duo ofguitar s to a fullmariachi band, it is characterized by a complex rhythmic structure mixingduple andtriple meter s which reflect the intricate steps of the dance. The huapango is danced by men and women as couples; the men sing, the women do not.Nicolas Slonimsky explained that the word huapango "is derived either from a native vocable meaning ‘on a wooden stand’ (the huapango is danced on a platform), or it may be a contraction of Huastecas de Pango, "Pango" being another name for theRiver Pánuco and theHuastecs , the indigenous population of that area.A very well known piece of classical music is the Huapango, by the Mexican composer
José Pablo Moncayo .
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