Table of Contents

1. Why Study Mexican Music? 2. Defining and Listening to Mexican Music 3. Pre-Cortesian and Indigenous Music, Past and Present 4. Majesty, Machismo, Mestizaje and Other Legacies of the Vice Kingdom of New Spain 5. Colonial Legacies and Regional Responses: Sones Regionales 6. Sound Foundations for Independence 7. Immigration and Cosmopolitan Identity During the Porfiriato 8. Gifts of the Revolution 9. Cinema, Radio and the Celebrity Cantante 10. New Song and Rock Mexicano 11. Competing Popular Styles 12. Classical Contemporary Music: New Frames for New Audiences 13. A Despedida and Closing Reflections

About the Author

Janet L. Sturman is Professor at the Fred Fox School of Music and Associate Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Arizona.