Identification of Traditional Music of Nonoava, Chihuahua

Throughout our history, war conflicts have served in some way as generators for the music of peoples. In the case of Mexico, the movements of troops and their bands in such an extensive territory, allowed their music to become known in other regions, even for its melodies to become popular. Specifically, two war movements in our country will be the subject of study for musical identity: Independence, and Revolution. This last social conflict unleashed a musical style that would soon become the favorite of the revolutionaries, specifically in the northern region. In Chihuahua in the 19th century, there were no musical expressions of identity. The emergence of wind music came to fill that gap, as it was adopted by Chihuahua´s society. Already in the 20th century, during Mexican Revolution is when a predilection for a certain type of music arises in Chihuahua. Perhaps nowhere else, throughout the country, were there so many military musical bands as in Chihuahua at this time, so their influence on the tastes of the population was representative. With this entire precedent, it will be possible to problematize how wind music was of vital importance in the social life of the people during the Mexican Revolution. Music bands will have a new valuation within society.