Danzon no. 2
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Danzon no. 2 for orchestra is a composition by prominent Mexican composer Arturo Márquez. It is, along with José Pablo Moncayo's Huapango, Carlos Chávez's Sinfonia India and Silvestre Revueltas' Sensemaya, one of the most popular and significant frequently performed Mexican contemporary classical music compositions performed by orchestras.
The piece focuses on the accents rather than the time signatures, thus the tempo might seem to vary even though it doesn't, however the precission in every measure remains constant. This contemporary Mexican music literature expresses and reflects on a typical cuban dance style called "DANZON." The Danzon has its origins in Cuba but is a very important part of the folklore of the state of Veracruz, where Arturo Márquez got his inspiration while visiting a ballroom there.
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