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Miguel Martínez Domínguez (September 29, 1921 in
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– December 6, 2014 in
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musician, composer and arranger of
mariachi Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...
, pioneer in the use of trumpet in this genre.Jáuregui, Jesús (2007). ''El Mariachi. Símbolo musical de México''. México: INAH/CONACULTA/Taurus. p. 420.


Biography

From the middle of the 1930s until 1940s, worked in the
Plaza Garibaldi Plaza Garibaldi is located in historic downtown Mexico City, on Eje Central (Lázaro Cárdenas) between historic Calle República de Honduras and Calle República de Peru, a few blocks north of the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The original name of thi ...
like musician in poor conditions, doing occasional substitutions with the mariachi of Concho Andrade that interpreted his pieces in the legendary bar Tenampa. Martínez worked in the Mariachi Vargas of Tecalitlán from 1942 until roughly 1965, with some absences. In this group Martínez defined the function of the
trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...
in the mariachi, instrument that was not usual in this gender until him. During practically all his participation in the Mariachi Vargas worked like only as trumpeter. His form to interpret created a unique and pioneer style that is the most imitated model until the actuality. In the Mariachi México de Pepe Villa, Martinez invented the '' dueto de trompetas'' (duet of trumpets), used in the majority of mariachi groups. Martinez reduced his professional activity from the 1970s after a dental problem derived from the trumpet use. From the 1990s decade Martinez increased his participations and talks in the United States where he attended several Mariachi festivals and congresses giving talks and workshops.


Work


Books

* ''Mi vida, mis viajes, mis vivencias: siete décadas en la música del mariachi'' (2012, Conaculta)


See also

* Mariachi Vargas of Tecalitlán


References

Mariachi musicians Musicians from Guanajuato 1921 births 2014 deaths {{Mexico-composer-stub