Traditional Valencian music and popular songs
Hello everyone! Today we are going to talk about the traditional Valencian musiciana.
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Valencian music historyiana
We start with the history of traditional Valencian musiciana.
¿What is a traditional song?
It is a song that is part of the culture of a people and has been with him for a long time.
Valencia is a very old city.
For centuries, we have a great variety of traditional music in the valenc folkloreiano.
The Valencian songs They are considered by many as cultural and artistic heritage of humanity.
It has served as an inspiration for many subsequent cult music composers.
The way of singing in this valenc musiciana is typical of Mediterranean coast.
The singers wear traditional clothing and many ornaments.
The rhythm, far from the more commercial music, is free and improvised.
Let's see some examples of typical Valencian musiciana, instruments and songs.
Seguidillas of Requena
The seguidillas of Requena, like any Spanish Seguidilla, are always accompanied by a collective dance.
The rhythm is ternary and very lively.
Some typical instruments are castanets, guitars, bandurrias, lute, the dulzaina, violin and flute.
The lyrics usually deal with love.
It is danced in pairs and group. A circle is formed and the couples changeiando.
Xàbia pasodoble
El Xàbia pasodoble is a song that originated in the population of Jávea.
It was composed in 1976 by Salvador Salvá.
He was born without a letter and linked to the fiestas of Jávea.
Very soon it spread throughout Spain and even in other countries such as Mexico, Bolivia, France or Ukraine.
became a main holiday hymn and bullfights.
What is this popularity due to?
Many experts affirm that it has become a world benchmark for pasodobles due to the simplicity and harmony of his music.
jacks valencianas sung
The jota is a traditional dance and song from all over Spain. It has distinctions according to the region.
They usually sing and dance with castanets and traditional clothes.
In the case of the jota valenciana, is the most important traditional dance and one of the Valencian musical genresianos more danced in the festive events.
It originated in the XNUMXth century and evolved until the XNUMXth century, originating the jota that we know today.
La jota valenciana it is reminiscent of ballroom dances for its movements.
You can dance in many ways: individual, in pairs, exchange of partners, in groups of 3, online, in a circle...
Did you know that originally the jota was danced at funerals?
Today this is no longer done.
It is only danced during the more traditional festivals, especially in some people.
valencan songsianos
The valenc songsianos they exist in the whole Valencian region (la Comunidad Valenciana), mainly in the rural area, in contexts social and festive.
They are performed individually by musicians known as singers.
There are two main branches of Valencian chantsianthe: Cant d'estil y Albaes.
The Valencian songiano it is sung in the air.
This means that the interpreter decides the rhythm and has a certain vocal freedom and independence from the instrumental accompaniment.
Also, it is common that when the singer sings, the music stops.
The music is divided into phrases o thirds of the singer.
Typical musical instruments of the Valenc Communityiana
The typical musical instruments of the Valencian Communityiana They are the guitar, the lute, the dulzaina, the bandurria, the reed, the tabalet or the zambomba.
In this section it is necessary to mention Salvador Ibanez (1854-1920).
He was a luthier craftsman who made string instruments of great quality: guitars, ukuleles, mandolins...
His instruments were considered among the best of their time.
They were perfectly built and offered excellent sound quality.
music in valenciano
As you can see we have a rich musical culture.
Now let's see some songs and singer-songwriters valenceianboth traditional and current.
songs in valenciiano
In this section, we are going to talk about music in valenciano Modern.
There are many local groups that they sing in valenciiano.
For you, it may be a little difficult to understand their lyrics, since the valenceianor is it another language different from Spanish, although they share similarities and many words are alike.
I encourage you to listen carefully the songs that I am going to quote you next, to see if you can understand them. 😁
These are some of the valenci songsianmost famous aces currently:
What do you think?
They are cool right?
If I know that in the end you are going to become fond of Valencian music groupsianos. 😄
Valencian singer-songwritersianos
The valenc singer-songwritersianos more famous yes than they sing in spanish.
The most prominent were Camilo Sesto y bravo boy. The two were iconic singer-songwriters across the country in the 70 years.
Some of your lyrics are really beautiful. They both had incredible voices.
But there are many more singer-songwriters.
Next, I quote some with their most famous songs and lyrics in Spanishso that you can understand them.
- To live like this is to die of love, Camilo Sesto
- Do you want to be my lover?, Camilo Sesto
- A kiss and a flower, bravo boy
- Free, bravo boy (this is my favorite ✌️)
- Only if it's with you mumbai
- In the shadow of the mountain, The root
- As we have changed, Presumed Involved
- little girl, Social security
Valencian traditional music groupsiana
Now let's talk about three Valencian traditional music groupsianos.
Aitana Ferrer is one of the main singers of traditional Valencian music.ianaa today He performs shows in the form of poetry and Valencian singingiano.
He is one of the greatest exponents of Folk music. He is considered one of the best Valencian singers.ianfor its naturalness, authenticity and spontaneity.
This group plays traditional Valencian melodiesianace with mix of instruments: dolcaina, accordion, tuba, flutes, percussion… In addition, he also plays music from other European cultures.
Popular Valencian songsianas
There is some songs in valenciiano very popular that are often heard at parties.
Do you want to know the two most famous?
Of course you do!
You are sure to love them.
The blanket to the collar es one of the most songs popular all over the Valencian region (la Comunidad Valenciana).
Of Alicante origin, the song has a lot of humor and a chorus that all good valencianor know it by heart.
“The blanket to the coll and the cabasset,
We are not going to Postiguet,
the blanket to the coll and the cabasset,
we don't anirem we don't anirem to the Postiguet,
herding xim pam pum,
herding xim pam pum.”
The Hymn of the Valenc Communityiana is a solemn and beautiful song.
It is probably one of the best hymns in Spain.
Well, that I am valencianOr maybe it influences my opinion a bit and I'm not being objective ????.
I prefer that you listen and judge for yourself.
You will tell me your opinion in the comments.
Children's songs in Valenciaiano
We also have songs in valenciianor for children.
Let's see some!
songs in valenciianor for children
I present of children's songs in Valenciaiano for the little ones to sing and have fun.
the song of uncle pep count the story of a Valencian labradoriano who visits the town of Muro to buy a donkey and a tartana to be able to work his orchard.
The song is very loved by all the valencianos and has been covered many times.
It's a song that it is sung in choir and orpheus. It is often sung by children.
Popular Valencian songsianchildish aces
Do you want to know more popular Valencian songsianchildish aces?
Come on, I'll give you two more.
One of the cutest songs to hear children sing.
In the lyrics, Ramonet the gardener is asked to bring figs and apricots.
It's that simple and fun at the same time.
This song differs from the rest because of its slow and sweet rhythm. remember one infant lullaby to put the children to sleep.
It tells the story of a maiden in a long dress on a sailor's dock.
Typical songs of Fallas
We end this article with something that we all love:
The Fallas! 😄
There are typical songs of Fallas?
Of course they do, the so-called popular songs valencianes.
The blanket to the collar o The anthem of the Valenc Communityiana are some of the most sung.
But there is more. I show you two very popular ones:
Its title says it all. is the song of the Fallas par excellence.
And you know what? It is sung in Spanish.
You can understand this song well, let's see what you think. 😉
Do you know what the main one is? appetizer in the Fallas?
hot chocolate. ☕😋
La song of Paquito the chocolatier It is about Paquito, the most famous chocolatier who makes this delicacy.
We can find this song in a multitude of versions sung in Spanish and in Valencia.ianor by different artists.
In this article you have learned a lot about traditional music and the Valencian folkloreiano. If in addition to the traditional music and dances of ValenciaianIf you are interested in other traditional Spanish dances and dances, you can read them in this article 30 Dances and traditional dances of Spain.
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Article written by Carlos Martínez for Hispania, escuela de español
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6 comments on “Traditional Valencian musicianoh their most popular songs”
A great selection. Thanks for your great work
We are very glad you like it, Gennady.
Thank you very much for commenting!
You. They say they teach Spanish?
Could it be that they teach Spanish, which is the official language of Spain, because Valencianiano is also Spanish and, regarding this, the expression "We are very glad that you like it" does not bear the slightest comment.
Indeed, we say that we teach Spanish because in the world of ELE teaching it is said that way, Spanish as a foreign language, and not Castilian as a foreign language.
Greetings!
Hello, good afternoon, there are many more valencan songsianas, like: aunt blassa
Mare push up and down the corvata,
Chimo bullfighter and the bride (this song was sung at Easter) and many more, it is very difficult to find songs in Valenciaianeither. Thank you for your appraisal. All the best
Hello Rosario.
Thank you very much for your input. Of course, the Valencian musical cultureiana is very extensive and it was impossible to gather it all in the article.
Yes, sometimes it is a bit difficult to find them, you have to investigate.
Thanks and best regards!