El Salón México

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El Salón México is a vibrant orchestral piece by Aaron Copland that evokes the atmosphere and folk music of a popular dance hall in Mexico City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral composition
associatedPlace Mexico
Mexico City
associatedWith Mexican culture
composer Aaron Copland
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts atmosphere of a Mexican dance hall
social life in Mexico City
genre concert music
orchestral music
hasApproximateDuration about 10 to 12 minutes
hasForm symphonic piece
hasHistoricalContext 20th-century American classical music
hasIntendedPerformanceContext concert hall
hasKeyCharacteristic frequent shifts of mood and tempo
hasMusicalStyle 20th-century classical
nationalist
hasNotableFeature colorful orchestration
evocation of place and atmosphere
use of folk melodies in symphonic context
hasReception one of Aaron Copland’s most popular orchestral works
hasRhythmicInfluence Mexican dance rhythms
hasSubject dance
urban nightlife
hasTempoCharacter lively
rhythmic
inspiredBy Mexican folk music
popular dance hall in Mexico City
languageOfTitleMeaning The Mexico Dance Hall
movementCount 1
orchestration full symphony orchestra
partOfComposerReputationFor American musical nationalism
titleLanguage Spanish
usesMusicalMaterialFrom Mexican folk tunes
Mexican popular songs

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Aaron Copland notableWork El Salón México