Details
- Instrument:
- Choir Double Bass Voice
- Genres:
- Folk Latin Multicultural
- Publishers:
- Joel Jacklich
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
SKU: A0.726262
Composed by Traditional Mexican. Arranged by Joel Jacklich (ASCAP). Folk,Latin,Multicultural,World. 6 pages. Joel Jacklich #6717923. Published by Joel Jacklich (A0.726262)."Adiós, Mamá Carlota" is a song from the Mexican Civil War, when the Mexican peasants rose up to fight against the Emperor Maximiliano. The Carlota referred to in the title and refrain, is the Empress Carlota, who fled to Europe seeking aid for her husband (without success). While she was in Europe, her husband was captured and executed. The words by Vicente Riva Palacios (1832-1896) are a parody on the song "Adiós, Oh Patria Mía" by Ignacio Rodríguez Galván. The accompaniment is scored for two requintos, guitar, and string bass. A requinto is a small (3/4 sized) melody guitar that is tuned a fourth higher than the normal guitar. If a requinto is not to be found, the parts can be played on regular guitars.
This piece is often played during Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) celebrations. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrating the Battle of Puebla in 1862, when the peasant army of Mexico defeated a superior force of the mercenary French Imperial troops of Maximiliano. The holiday is not often celebrated in Mexico, but is more often celebrated in the United States among Mexican-Americans in the Southwestern United States.
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