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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>{{cite web|author=Macroweb - www.macroweb.com.br |url=http://www.choromusic.com/compositores_chiquinha_titulos_in.htm |title=CHIQUINHA GONZAGA: MEANING BEHIND THE SONG TITLES |publisher=Choromusic |date= |accessdate=2014-06-17}}</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>{{cite web|author=Macroweb - www.macroweb.com.br |url=http://www.choromusic.com/compositores_chiquinha_titulos_in.htm |title=CHIQUINHA GONZAGA: MEANING BEHIND THE SONG TITLES |publisher=Choromusic |date= |accessdate=2014-06-17}}</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, gymnastic moves, and percussive footwork.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cL6zQ9vAUwkC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96 |title=Dicionario de termos e expressioes da musica - Henrique Autran Dourado |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/corta-jaca/dados-artisticos |title=Corta-Jaca |publisher=Dicionariompb.com.br |date= |accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> The expression "corta jaca" literally means "cut the [[jackfruit]]" and has a sexual innuendo, seen in the number ''Gaúcho'' itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daniellathompson.com/Texts/Le_Boeuf/boeuf.pt.8.htm |title=The lewd dance that shocked a venerable senator |first=Daniella |last=Thompson |publisher=Daniellathompson.com}}</ref> |
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>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cL6zQ9vAUwkC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96 |title=Dicionario de termos e expressioes da musica - Henrique Autran Dourado |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref><ref name=cj>{{cite web|url=http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/corta-jaca/dados-artisticos |title=Corta-Jaca |publisher=Dicionariompb.com.br |date= |accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> The expression "corta jaca" literally means "cut the [[jackfruit]]" and has a sexual innuendo, seen in the number ''Gaúcho'' itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daniellathompson.com/Texts/Le_Boeuf/boeuf.pt.8.htm |title=The lewd dance that shocked a venerable senator |first=Daniella |last=Thompson |publisher=Daniellathompson.com}}</ref> |
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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/> |
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/><ref name=cj/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:36, 20 September 2014
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 number Gaúcho itself.[4]
The song caused a minor scandal when the Second Lady of Brazil, Nair de Teffé, performed in on guitar in public in 1914.[1][3]
See also
References
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- ^ a b Macroweb - www.macroweb.com.br. "CHIQUINHA GONZAGA: MEANING BEHIND THE SONG TITLES". Choromusic. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Dicionario de termos e expressioes da musica - Henrique Autran Dourado". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ a b "Corta-Jaca". Dicionariompb.com.br. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ Thompson, Daniella. "The lewd dance that shocked a venerable senator". Daniellathompson.com.