"Composer and Community"
An Inter-Disciplinary Colloquium
The Positioning of the Authorial Voice of the
Corridista in the Mexican Ballads
John McDowell
Folklore
Indiana University
Abstract:
McDowell will discuss the positioning of the corridista, the composer of Mexican ballads, who in many cases seeks a middle ground for his or her authorial voice, hoping to strike a balance in the resulting narrative song and perhaps even reconcile the opposed factions.
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