UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: José Raul Hellmer field recordings (Mexico), 1952

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hellmer, José Raul, 1913-1971
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: José Raul Hellmer field recordings (Mexico)
Dates
1952
Quantity
2 items  :  EC - 2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. mono); WD - 1 CD (digital, stereo); Duration: 1:02:55
Collection Number
1980024
Summary
Tape 1 contains huapangos recorded in central Huasteco, 1952 (note on tape box - "Maria Andrea, Puebla, 1952"; tape 2 contains sones from Apatzingan and Aguililla, Michoacan (record dubs from Bellas Artes).
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Joseph Raoul Hellmer Pinkham (1913-1971) was an ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, and sociologist from Philadelphia, United States. He earned degrees from Harvard and Yale before moving to Mexico around 1946. He is best known for his important work preserving and distributing the traditional and indigenous music of Mexico.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Tape contents all appear to be dubs of records.

Contents: Tr. 1 - (Tape 1, side 1 - Huapangos huastecos recorded in Central Huasteco) El Gusto (3:53) Tr. 2 - La Leva (4:21) Tr. 3 - Xochiatipan (3:28) Tr. 4 - El Caimán (5:00

Tr. 5 - (Tape 1, side 2 - Huapangos huastecos - María Andrea, Puebla - 1952) El Aquanieve (3:26) Tr. 6 - Los Chiles Verdes (2:41) Tr. 7 - La Rosa (3:16) Tr. 8 - La Huasanga con su parte de jarana y violin (5:23)

Tr. 9 - (Tape 2, side 1 - Sones de Apatzingán and Aguililla (note on tape box - "Cutzato--Aguililla"), Michoacán) (Dubs - Bellas Artes) Malagueña (tamboreada) (2:21) Tr. 10 - El Gusto Planeco (3:54) Tr. 11 - El Perro (3:42) Tr. 12 - La Malagueña (sin tamborear) (3:37) Tr. 13 - Arena de Oro (jarabe) (3:50)

Tr. 14 - (Tape 2, side 2) Son Michoacano (2:05) Tr. 15 - Malagueña (arpa solo) (3:10) Tr. 16 - La Caballada (2:31) Tr. 17 - La Polvoreda (00:59) Tr. 18 - La Pantalla (arpa solo) (2:06) Tr. 19 - 2 sones michoacanos (3:06)

Total duration: 62:55

80-24.1-2 EC digitized 3/2009 (48kHz, 24-bit); WD produced (contains contents of both tapes); WT set de-acquisitioned 4/2009.

Changed collection number 9/89 from 52001 to 80024.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description Dates
1980024-0001
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
Work disc copy includes material from both tape reels (tape contents all appear to be dubs of records) Contents:Tr. 1 - (Tape 1, side 1 - Huapangos huastecos recorded in Central Huasteco) El Gusto (3:53) Tr. 2 - La Leva (4:21) Tr. 3 - Xochiatipan (3:28) Tr. 4 - El Caimán (5:00 Tr. 5 - (Tape 1, side 2 - Huapangos huastecos - María Andrea, Puebla - 1952) El Aquanieve (3:26) Tr. 6 - Los Chiles Verdes (2:41) Tr. 7 - La Rosa (3:16) Tr. 8 - La Huasanga con su parte de jarana y violin (5:23) Tr. 9 - (Tape 2, side 1 - Sones de Apatzingán and Aguililla, Michoacán) (Dubs - Bellas Artes) Malagueña (tamboreada) (2:21) Tr. 10 - El Gusto Planeco (3:54) Tr. 11 - El Perro (3:42) Tr. 12 - La Malagueña (sin tamborear) (3:37) Tr. 13 - Arena de Oro (jarabe) (3:50) Tr. 14 - (Tape 2, side 2) Son Michoacano (2:05) Tr. 15 - Malagueña (arpa solo) (3:10) Tr. 16 - La Caballada (2:31) Tr. 17 - La Polvoreda (00:59) Tr. 18 - La Pantalla (arpa solo) (2:06) Tr. 19 - 2 sones michoacanos (3:06) Total duration: 62:55
1952-07-17

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ethnomusicology

Geographical Names

  • Mexico
  • North America