Cipriano Vigil, Guitar

Music

Cipriano Vigil Playing ViolinMy repertoire consists of several styles of music and songs that branch out to all the different varieties found in northern New Mexico. My specialty is the traditional folk music, including the ritual music, and my original compositions, which falls into the category of La Nueva Canción (the new song form).

Música Ritual (Ritual Music)

Entriega De Los Ángeles (Baptism Ritual)

  • Dádiva (handing Over of the child)
  • Recibición (Receiving by the God Parents)
  • Versos Para La Gente (Verses to the People)

Entriega De Los Novios (Wedding Ritual)

  • Versos De La Santa Escritura (Verses from the Holy Scriptures)
  • Consejos O Parabienes (Advise)
  • Versos Para La Gente (Verses to the People)

Entriega De Los Difuntos (Death Ritual)

  • Alabado En La Morada (Song at the House of Worship)
  • Despedida en El Campo (Departure at Gravesite)

Música Tradicional

  • Romances (Love Tragedies)
  • Corridos (Truthful catastrophes Events)
  • Décimas (Ten syllable verses)
  • Valonas (Double People Connotation songs)
  • Relaciones (Relating songs)
  • Cuandos (Songs of when it happened)
  • Canción (Songs of love stories)
  • Trovo (Duel Songs)
  • Vivas (Put down songs)
  • Chotís (Schottische)
  • Cunas Craddle Dance)
  • Cuadrillas (Square Dances)
  • Polcas (Polkas)
  • Valces (Waltz)
  • Redondos (Rounds)
  • Inditas (Indian girls)
  • Taleanes (Weaving songs)
  • Cutlios (Traditional songs)
  • Marchas (Marches)

Bailes Tradicionales

  • Valce de la Cuna (Craddle Waltz)
  • Baile de Los Paños (Handkerchief Dance)
  • Valce de La Cadena (Chain Watlz)
  • La Camila (Camille flower dance)
  • Baile de La Escoba (Broom dance)
  • El Talean (Weaving Dance)
  • Inditas (Indian girls dance)
  • Polcas (Polkas dance)
  • Cuadrillas (Square dances)
  • Chotís (Schottische dance)
  • Cutilios (Traditional folk dance)
  • La Vaquera (The cowgirl dance)
  • Valce Chiquiado (Beggar’s waltz)
  • Valce de Los Novios (Wedding waltz)
  • Marcha de Los Novios (Wedding March)

Costumbres y Tradiciones Dramáticas

  • Sacar el Gallo (Dance Announcement Ritual)
  • Matar el Año Viejo (Kill th old year tradition)
  • Dar Los Dias (Día de Los Manueles) (New Year’s Ritual)
  • Música de Resolana (Sunny side house gathering)
  • Las Posadas (Baby Jesus Birth enactment)
  • Los Pastores (Shepherds’ Jesus Birth Announcement)
  • Adan y Eva (Adan & Eve Play)
  • Alabados/Procesión (Procession & Song of Worship)
  • Los Moros y Los Cristianos (The Moors & Christians Play)
  • Los Comanches (The Comanche’s Baby Jesus Abduction play)
  • Los Matachines (Moorish/Hispanic-Indigenous Dance)

Música Folclórica (Folkloric Music & Songs)

La Nueva Canción Nuevomejicana (New Mexico’s New Song Form)

(Mostly my own Compositions)