Yaqui music
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.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ Arizona State Museum, Robert B. K. (August 2001). "Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest - Self-Guided Tour Teacher Materials" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-01.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Clint Goss (2011). "Yaquis Deer Dance for the Native American Flute". Flutopedia. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- Yaqui song "Kapo Sewa" (on YouTube)
- UbuWeb: Ethnopoetics: Poems: Yaqui: "15 Flower World Variations", one song translated to English by Jerome Rothenberg 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