Self-study
P1
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Intro topic ·
The corrido
Narrative folk song from Mexico/U.S. with Spanish origins
Characteristics of corridos ·
Reinforce social ties, commemorate important events
Example of old corrido ("Kiansis") which narrates the first cattle drive to Kansas
P2
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Language use in corridos ·
Simple, direct, recognizable, follows recurring conventions
Two examples ("Cortez" and "Kiansis") of a common convention of storm-related imagery
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More language use in corridos ·
Recurring lines from one song to another
Example of recurring line ·
Closing verse ("despedida")
Has a set structure repeated in many corridos but partially adapted to each individual song
Significance of example ·
Highlights the key characteristics of corridos more generally
Summary: corridos are a unique genre of cultural narrative that relies on set conventions
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
6.
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"El Corrido de ████████ ███████ ███ ██████ ████ ██ ██████ ██████ ███████████
The author never suggests Gregorio Cortez was rarely sung at gatherings. If anything, given that the song was “popular,” there’s evidence it was probably commonly sung.
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Not supported. We don’t have any evidence that “most” (over half) of corridos don’t exist in complete form. The author mentions a song that’s the “oldest corrido surviving in complete form,” but this doesn’t imply that over half of surviving corridos aren’t in complete form.
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Not supported, because there are variable lines in the despedida. So even though every corrido has a despidida, and some of the lines are the same, this doesn’t imply the whole despidida is the same in “most” (over half) corrido variants.
e
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We don’t know the background of the composer of El Corrido de Kiansis.