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Georges Bizet, French composer (1838–1875), composed the opera Carmen, which is set in Spain. The entr'acte to the fourth act (Aragonaise) is a jota. Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (1804–1857), after traveling through Spain, used a style derived from the jota in his work The Aragonese Jota.
In the last months Juan Antonio Torres and me are creating some videos with a didactic approach and now we wanted to share with you this one, made specially for not Spanish people, that explains, from the basic, the style that is the most popular: jota.
La Jota is a dance, song and manifestation of Castilian folklore, typical of the old Castiles, (Castilla y León and Castilla-La Mancha), varying according to the regions and being transmitted for hundreds of years, giving rise to different areas of the Spanish geography. to the Jota Aragonesa, Jota Asturiana, Jota Gallega, Jota Montañesa or ...
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Its origin is unknown. It would seem to come from the Mozarabic *šáwta, to jump, and this from the Latin saltāre, to dance. To the north of the Pyrenees, dances also called sauts, salts, are danced in the Gascon-Aquitanian, Béarnaise and Lower Navarre provinces, derived directly from the Branle of the Renaissance (c.f. "Le saut de Béarn", "Les sept...
Regarding the origin of the song, there has been a rather fanciful belief that the jota had been brought to Aragon by an Arab expelled from Valencia named Aben Jot. He considered him the "inventor" of singing, as reflected in some couplets that mention him as a refugee in Calatayud in the XII century: 1. «The Jota was born in Valencia 2. and from t...
Its rhythm is usually measured in 3/4, although some authors maintain that 6/8 is better adapted to the structure of the choreographic and strophic cycle. The most common popular harmonizations stick to first, fourth, and fifth chords of the major mode with a dominant seventh. For its interpretation guitars, bandurrias and lutes are used. Accordion...
A number of non-Spanish composers have used the jota style in Spanish-inspired works: 1. Maurice Ravel includes jota compases in his impressionist Rhapsodie Espagnole. 2. Jules Massenet en Le Cid and Georges Bizet en Carmeninclude “aragonaises”. 3. Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) incorporates it into his famous symphony Espagne(1883). 4. Mijaíl Glink...
Aragonese jack
The Aragonese jota is part of the Ebro jotas and is the best known of the musical folklore manifestations of Aragon. Its origin could be towards the end of the XVIII century, and it had its greatest splendor during the XIX, acquiring great popularity after the War of Independence. Since the end of the XIXcentury, it has been brought to the stage as a show. The jota was included in zarzuelas, films, choreographed for major festivals, and taken to contests and competitions. The Aragonese jota i...
Castilian jack
The Castilian jota (both the one from the Castilian part of Castilla y León, as well as the one from Madrid and the Castilian-La Mancha) is usually accompanied by guitars, bandurrias, lutes, dulzaina and drums.
Catalan Jack
In Catalonia, the jota is part of the traditional folklore of the western lands of the community, and especially of the so-called Tierras del Ebro. The first known written reference is a condemnation by the bishop from Tortosa, from 1734, although it refers to Calaceite, an Aragonese town neighboring Catalonia. In recent times this musical genre has been revalued in the community thanks mainly to the group from Tortosa Quico el Célio, el Noi i el Mut de Ferreries; In 2010 the regional governm...
The jack in Colombia
There is also a variant of the jota in the Chocó region, Colombia, which has been studied by musicologist Andrés Pardo Tovar.
Feb 1, 2009 · One of the best known traditional dances in Spain is what is known as La Jota (the same name as letter J). It probably originated in the region of Aragon although there are different forms in other regions like Valencia, Castile, Navarra, etc. Dancers move in this peculiar way elevating their legs as if they were doing some kind of fouetté ...
Aug 5, 2024 · Interpretation of folk dances that originate from La Mancha, Spain. Done by Asociación de Coros y Danzas Mazantini, based in Ciudad Real, Spain. Recorded in ...
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Dec 7, 2015 · A very popular dance from the north east of Spain, specifically from the province of Aragon, the Jota is one of the most renowned triple meter forms and probably the most famous of De Falla’s Spanish songs.
