{"id":4755,"date":"2025-10-06T16:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/?p=4755"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:29:49","slug":"um-flint-students-music-composition-ahora-se-now-i-know-performed-by-el-ballet-folklorico-estudiantil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2025\/10\/06\/um-flint-students-music-composition-ahora-se-now-i-know-performed-by-el-ballet-folklorico-estudiantil\/","title":{"rendered":"UM-Flint student&#8217;s music composition, Ahora S\u00e9 (Now I Know), performed by El Ballet Folkl\u00f3rico Estudiantil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of UM-Flint&#8217;s weekly Music Performance class, Flint&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebfedance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Ballet Folkl\u00f3rico Estudiantil<\/a> performed an original composition written by student Braeden Burger. Braeden is pursuing a degree in computer science with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">minor in music composition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ahora S\u00e9\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9gkUZ8HBbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Ahora S\u00e9<\/em> is arranged for a mariachi ensemble of three violins, two trumpets, a vihuela\/guitar, and a guitarr\u00f3n (large six-string acoustic bass guitar),&#8221; Braeden explained. &#8220;The piece is a blend of the mariachi <strong>Bolero<\/strong> and <strong>Son Joropo<\/strong> styles. The bolero is a form that originated in Cuba during the 19th century, but gained worldwide popularity during Mexico\u2019s Golden Age of Cinema. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The lyrics of the bolero often focus on themes of &#8216;bittersweet, unrequited, betrayed, or eternal love.&#8217; The bolero sound traditionally consists of steady strums from the guitar or vihuela as well as emphasized patterns of the bass guitarron. While a complete bolero usually has an intro, two parts consisting of 16 measures each, and an ending, <em>Ahora S\u00e9 <\/em>uses the bolero intro to lead into the faster son joropo section,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The son joropo (which literally means &#8216;party song&#8217;) is a style originating in Venezuela, with African and other South American influences. 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A boy starts by remembering a time when he thought love wasn\u2019t for him, only to later experience it and be hurt more deeply than before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The repeated &#8216;Ni\u00f1o&#8217; chorus paints him almost as a childlike figure who naively believed in love and fell for a lie. 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