Yaqui music
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Yaqui music is the music
of the Yaqui tribe and people of Arizona and Sonora. Their most famous music are the deer songs which accompany the deer dance. They are often noted for their mixture of American Indian and Catholic religious thought.
Their deer song rituals resemble those of other Aztec influenced groups though is more central to their culture. Native and Spanish instruments are used including the harp, violin or fiddle, rasp, and rattles.
A display at the Arizona State Museum depicts the deer dance and provides a rendition of a deer song.
Because the melody spans a modest range, it is ideally suited to instruments that have a limited pitch range, and has been transcribed for the Native American Flute
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Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
of the Yaqui tribe and people of Arizona and Sonora. Their most famous music are the deer songs which accompany the deer dance. They are often noted for their mixture of American Indian and Catholic religious thought.
A display at the Arizona State Museum depicts the deer dance and provides a rendition of a deer song.
Because the melody spans a modest range, it is ideally suited to instruments that have a limited pitch range, and has been transcribed for the Native American Flute
Native American flute
The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound, used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. The instrument was originally very personal; its music was played without accompaniment in courtship, healing, meditation, and spiritual rituals. Now it...
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External links
- Yaqui song "Kapo Sewa" (on YouTube)
- UbuWeb: Ethnopoetics: Poems: Yaqui: "15 Flower World Variations", one song translated to English by Jerome RothenbergJerome RothenbergJerome Rothenberg is an internationally known American poet, translator and anthologist who is noted for his work in ethnopoetics and poetry performance.-Early life and work:...
and the same with different typography - Words & Place: Seyewailo: The Flower World Yaqui Deer Songs video
- Review of Yaqui Deer Songs: Maso Bwhikam by Larry Elvers and Felipe S. Molina by Karl Young
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe: Culture: Music, one song in Haiki and Spanish