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La Borinqueña Description 1860s arrangement of "La Borinqueña", performed by the U.S. Navy Band.oga English: The original mid-19th century fast-tempo arrangement of "La Borinqueña", which later as a slower arrangement became the regional anthem of Puerto Rico .
La Borinqueña " [b] [c] is the official anthem [4] of Puerto Rico. [ 5 ] After Puerto Rico became known as "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952, [ 4 ] the first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín , signed law #2 of July 24, 1952, which made an altered version of the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" its national anthem.
Manuel Fernández Juncos (December 11, 1846 – August 18, 1928) was a Spanish-born, Puerto Rican journalist, poet, author and humanitarian who wrote the official lyrics to La Borinqueña, Puerto Rico's official anthem.
Félix Astol Borinquen (La Borinqueña), danza, y aguinaldos populares del folklore de Puerto Rico. Para piano y canto en Espanol é Inglés, con acordes para la guitarra New York: Spanish Music Center, 1971 (OCLC 11156873) Francisco Zamora, Isabel Escabí Autógrafo: seres ordinarios con vidas extraordinarias.
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Danza is a form of music that can be varied in its expression. The Puerto Rican national anthem, La Borinqueña, was originally a danza that was later altered to fit a more anthem-like style. Danzas can be either romantic or festive.
Together with La Borinqueña and Preciosa, "En mi Viejo San Juan" is considered a national anthem by many Puerto Ricans, especially those who live far away from their Caribbean homeland, Puerto Rico. [ a ] In this context, the song was put in juxtaposition with Anglo songs including America from West Side Story and America by Neil Diamond . [ 7 ]
Many danzas achieved island-wide popularity, including the piece "La Borinqueña", which is the national anthem of Puerto Rico. Like other Caribbean creole genres such as the Cuban danzón, the danzas featured the insistent ostinato called "cinquillo" (roughly, ONE-two-THREE-FOUR-five-SIX-SEVEN-eight, repeated).