Improvisation in Jíbaro Music: A Structural Analysis

Improvisation is regarded as the most sublime element in the jíbaro folk music tradition of Puerto Rico. This tradition originated by the jíbaro, the simple rural farmer of Puerto Rico's heartland, involves the complicated art of improvising in décima, a ten-line poetic form, as well as improv...

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Main Author: Bofill-Calero, Jaime Oscar
Other Authors: Sturman, Janet
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/293561