Performers/instruments: José Gutiérrez y Los Hermanos Ochoa (harp, jarana, requinto, voices)

Date of recording: 2003

Genre: son jarocho

Form: copla/verse form

Tempo/meter: waltz tempo; moderate triple meter

What to Listen for:

  • Harp melody playing high notes during instrumental passages such as the introduction, as well as for the requinto countermelodies played simultaneously at a lower pitch
  • Bass notes of the harp on the downbeat of each 3/4 measure, and the jarana strumming on beats 2 and 3
  • Lead harp melody that complicates the basic pulse of the music through the use of arpeggiation, melodic ornamentation, or playing slightly earlier or later than expected
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