Tercer Ciclo de Primaria
La Banda de Música de Benimodo
El origen de la banda de música de Benimodo
se remonta a la segunda mitad del siglo XIX.
Sus
antecesores son las bandas musicales militares que
en esa época eran las únicas formaciones dedicadas a este fin, de ahí
su intento de equipararse en lo que
respecta al uniforme.
En
1946 se constituyó la Sociedad Musical de Benimodo, que aún perdura y que
cuenta con una actividad cultural importantísima, ocupando la mayoría de
eventos culturales que en el pueblo se realizan.
No deja de ser sorprendente que una localidad de 1900 habitantes sea cuna de músicos profesionales tan prolífica, dato fundamental para comprender la importancia que ha tenido desde hace casi dos siglos la música en Benimodo.
The
Music Band of Benimodo
The origin of the band of Benimodo goes back to second half of century XIX.
Their predecessors are the military bands that at that unique time were the formation dedicated to this aim, on their attempt to compare itself there in which it concerns to the
uniform. In its beginnings, the band was formed by about 20 musicians, mainly agriculturists of the town, who after the labor day shared their liking by music.
From this time the band of Benimodo crossed difficult moments, that they derived in two dissolutions in 1914 and 1934, fruit of different events from political, economic and social character that marked happening of all the country.
In 1946 the Musical Society of Benimodo constituted itself, that still lasts and that counts on the most important cultural activity, occupying mayoria of cultural events that in the town are made.
It is to emphasize that from 1970, diverse musicians related directly to Benimodo and its band, they are professionalized, monopolizing many of the seats in the more important bands of the country.
It does not stop being surprising which a locality of 1900 inhabitants is so prolífica cradle of musicians professional, data fundamental to include/understand the importance that it has been having for almost two centuries music in Benimodo.
La
Música Popular
A lo largo de toda nuestra historia, la música ha ido muy ligada con
nuestras costumbres, de forma que siempre ha acompañado a festividades,
trabajos o quehaceres hogareños. La
música popular no sólo es una
fuerte herramienta histórica sino también una fuerte arma pedagógica y
cultural. De ahí nuestro interés de trabajar con la música popular en la
escuela. En Valencia la música popular se puede dividir en:
Canciones de Cuna.
Canciones Infantiles. Como las Salpasses;
que cantaban los niños en navidad para pedir caramelos o dulces.
Canciones de Ronda. Como los Mayos (propias del mes de Mayo o de un joven que se va a
casar con la joven que están rondando)y las Albaes (e se rondaba toda la noche casa por casa, contando
cosas divertidas de las personas a las que se visitaba).
Pregones. Eran
canciones para anunciar bandos del ayuntamiento o cualquier cosa significativa
de interés para los ciudadanos.
Canciones de Labores Campesinas.
Tocatas de dulzaina. Son obras escritas para este instrumento popular que
formaba parte de procesiones, pasacalles y muchas más festividades.
Canciones danzadas. Eran canciones acompañadas de danzas.
Canciones Religiosas. Canciones como los Vía Crucis, Saetas, Dolores son los que configuran este bloque.
Instrumentación
Popular
No todas las canciones estaban acompañadas por
instrumentos, muchas eran a capella. Pero de
los instrumentos más signicativos que acompañaban estas canciones eran:
Instrumentos de percusión. Cucharas, Botellas de Anís, Botijo, almirez,
Panderetas, Panderos, claves, Zambombas.
Instrumentos armónicos: Guitarra, Bandurrias, Laúdes, guitarró (especie de
guitarra pequeña con solo cinco cuerdas parecida al Charango).
Partitura de la canción popular de Benimodo "Dones,
no tingau perea"
The traditional music
Throughout all our history, music has gone very bound with our customs, so that it has always accompanied hogareños festividades, works or tasks. The pop music is not only a strong historical tool but also a strong pedagogical and cultural weapon. Of our interest to work there with the pop music in the school. In Valencia the pop music can be divided in:
Songs of
Cradle. Love Songs.
Festive Songs. Songs of Christmas.
Songs of Workings Farmers.
Infantile Songs. Like the Salpasses; that the children in Christmas sang to request caramels or candies.
Songs of Passover. Of religious character or glad character.
Songs of Round. Like Mays (own of the month of May or a young person that is going away to marry with the young person which they are rondando)y the Albaes (and all the night was gone up to around marries according to house, counting amused things of the people which it was visited).
Announce. They were songs to announce sides of the city council or any significant thing of interest for the citizens.
Tocatas of dulzaina. Are works written for this popular instrument that comprised of processions, pasacalles and many more festividades.
Danced songs. Were songs accompanied by dances.
Religious Songs. Songs like the Route Crucis, Saetas, Dolores are those that form this block.
Popular instrumentation: all the songs were not accompanied by instruments, many were to capella. But by the instruments than they accompanied these songs were: Percussion instruments. Spoons, Bottles of Anise, Earthenware pitcher, mortar, Panderetas, Panderos, keys, Zambombas. Harmonic instruments: Guitar, Bandurrias, Laúdes, guitarró (species of small guitar with single five cords similar to the Charango).
Also it was very significant the corporal percussion, palms and feet, mainly in the danced songs and most of the times the palms went accompanied of the castanets.
JOSÉ MARÍA PAREJAS MACHÍ
José
Mª Parejas Machí (Benimodo, 12.12.190).
En
1919 ingresa como alumno oficial en el Conservatorio de Música y Declamación
de Valencia. Muy joven empezó como director en la banda de su pueblo,
demostrando su gran aptitud y competencia por lo que es requerido por otras
agrupaciones para preparar sus actuaciones. De esta época es su primera
composición musical de ambiente regional “Aspiración”.
Fue director de importantes bandas de la Comunidad Valenciana: Unión Musical de Liria, la Artística de Buñol... obteniendo numerosos premios en los certámenes musicales de Valencia, Alicante, Elche...
Como
compositor cuenta con las siguientes obras: Onomástica, Benicel, Variaciones,
Lleders, En el Pinar, Octet, así como composiciones de música de cámara,
pasodobles, etc. y el Himno a Benimodo, dedicado a su pueblo natal con la
colaboración del poeta Enrique Duran y Tortajada.
En
el panorama nacional fue director de las bandas municipales de Zaragoza y Santa
Cruz de Tenerife.
José Mª Parejas Machí (Benimodo, 12.12.190).
In 1919 it enters like official student in the Conservatory of Music and Declamation of Valencia. Very young it began like director in the band of its town, demonstrating its great aptitude and competition reason why it is required by other groupings to prepare its performances. Of this time first musical regional atmosphere composition is
his"Aspiración".
He was director of important bands of the Valencian Community: Musical union of Liria, the Artistic one of Buñol. .. obtaining numerous prizes in the musical contests of Valencia, Alicante, Elche. ..As composer counts on following
works: Onomástica, Benicel, Variations, Lleders, In the Pine, Octet, as well as compositions of camera music, pasodobles, etc. and the Hymn to Benimodo, dedicated to its native town with the collaboration of the poet Enrique Duran and
Tortajada.
In the national panorama he was director of the municipal bands of Zaragoza and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Day 1 died of June of 1970.