Good morning! Continuing with my contribution to the transcriptions of traditional Venezuelan music, in this post I bring you excerpts from the melodies of the "Dance of the Cry," a work that appears in my book, "The Mandolin in Venezuela."
In a previous post on this website, I included the musical notation for this dance, which appears in my book, "Method of the Venezuelan Cuatro, Part 2."
Here are the links for free download:
https://www.academia.edu/43618591/M%C3%A9todo_del_Cuatro_Venezolano_Parte_II
https://www.academia.edu/40631531/LA_MANDOLINA_EN_VENEZUELA
This traditional dance is celebrated in La Victoria and Zuata, Aragua State, on November 2nd of each year, the Day of the Dead. It consists of a series of dances performed around a tree in a circle formed by pairs of men and women: La Sambainina, La Vaca, El Oso, La Chispa, San Juan y la Magdalena, and El Palito. Amidst songs and choruses alluding to tradition, they use their musical instruments: the Carángano, a horizontal instrument with strings played by direct percussion, where one person strikes the strings with sticks while another carries a bladder or gourd filled with seeds, complementing the rhythm; the mandolin; the cuatro; the tambora; and the maracas.
Partituras

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41F03Ot5xU4

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