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'''''Gaúcho''''' or '''''Corta Jaca''''' is the [[Brazilian tango]] (maxixe) composed by [[Chiquinha Gonzaga]], her most recorded song. It was a song from the [[burlesque]] [[operetta]] ''Zizinha Maxixe'' first staget in 1895. <ref name=choro>[http://www.choromusic.com/compositores_chiquinha_titulos_in.htm]</ref> |
'''''Gaúcho''''' or '''''Corta Jaca''''' is the [[Brazilian tango]] (maxixe) composed by [[Chiquinha Gonzaga]], her most recorded song. It was a song from the [[burlesque]] [[operetta]] ''Zizinha Maxixe'' first staget in 1895. <ref name=choro>[http://www.choromusic.com/compositores_chiquinha_titulos_in.htm]</ref> |
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The original title being ''[[Gaucho]],'' the song had the subtitle ''Dança do Corta-jaca''. Eventually ''Corta jaca'' had become the best known titile of the song. The dance in question is a Brazilian traditional dance, characterized by energetic individual spins, |
The original title being ''[[Gaucho]],'' the song had the subtitle ''Dança do Corta-jaca''. Eventually ''Corta jaca'' had become the best known titile of the song. The dance in question is a Brazilian traditional dance, characterized by energetic individual spins, gymnastic moves, and percussive footwork. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=cL6zQ9vAUwkC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96]</ref> <ref>[http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/corta-jaca/dados-artisticos Corta-Jaca]</ref>The expression "corta jaca" literally means "cut the [[jackfruit]]" and has a sexual innuendo, seen in the song ''Gaúcho'' itself. For the latter reason (and the original context of the song), it was considered vulgar. |
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The song caused a minor scandal when the [[Second Lady]] of Brazil, [[Nair de Teffé]], performed in on guitar in public in 1914. <ref name=choro/> |
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Gaúcho or Corta Jaca is the Brazilian tango (maxixe) composed by Chiquinha Gonzaga, her most recorded song. It was a song from the burlesque operetta Zizinha Maxixe first staget in 1895. [1]
The original title being Gaucho, the song had the subtitle Dança do Corta-jaca. Eventually Corta jaca had become the best known titile of the song. The dance in question is a Brazilian traditional dance, characterized by energetic individual spins, gymnastic moves, and percussive footwork. [2] [3]The expression "corta jaca" literally means "cut the jackfruit" and has a sexual innuendo, seen in the song Gaúcho itself. For the latter reason (and the original context of the song), it was considered vulgar.
The song caused a minor scandal when the Second Lady of Brazil, Nair de Teffé, performed in on guitar in public in 1914. [1]
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