Marco Presentation Music 1010

1. Presentation
By Debra Gutierrez

2. 
Marco Antonio Solis
Biography and Musical Analysis

3. 
 Marco Antonio Solis was born December 29, 1959 in Ario
de Rosales, Michoácan, Mexico.
 He is a Mexican composer, musician
and record producer.
 Marco Antonio Solis had a passion for
music and formed a musical group at
the age of 12 with his cousin Joel Solis
called los Hermanitos Solis.
Marco Antonio Solis
Early Years

4. 
 From those beginnings Marco Antonio Solis and Los Bukis began a
career with endless hits including “Te tuve y te perdi” (I had you
and lost you), “Una noche come esta” (One night like this) and
from their fourth album “Triste Imaginar” (Sad to Imagine).
Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis

5.  From those early beginnings Marco Antonio Solis and Los
Bukis began a career with endless hits.
 Their first concert tour of the Unites States was so memorable
that Marco Antonio Solis wrote a song about it called “Los
Alambrados” (The Fences) referring to the experience of
crossing the border.
Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis

6. 
 During the summer of 1996
Marco Antonio Solis released
his first solos album entitled
“En Pleno Vuelo”(In Flight) after
the recording company made
him an offer. This ultimately
caused the break up with
Los Bukis.
Marco Antonio Solis Solo Career

7. 
 In 1999 Marco Antonio Solis produced “Trozos de mi
Alma” (Pieces of my Soul)
which earned various Billboard
awards.
 Marco Antonio Solis Mexican
was honored with the 2,415th star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Los Angeles, California on
August 5, 2010
Marco Antonio Solis
Accomplishments

8. 
 Marco Antonio Solís was named Songwriter of the Year at the
15th Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards in March of 2007
 Latin GRAMMY winner Marco Antonio Solís scored four
nominations: Song Of The Year and Best Regional Mexican
Song for "¿A Dónde Vamos A Parar?"; Best Male Pop Vocal
Album for En Total Plenitud; and Best Regional Mexican Song
for "Tú Me Vuelves Loco.“
 On March 3, 2009: Marco Antonio Solís and Joan
Sebastian were named Songwriters of the Year at the 17th
Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards
Marco Antonio Solis
Accomplishments

9. 
 Marco Antonio Solis won
the Best Regional Mexican
Song Award with the single
"Tu Me Vuelves Loco“ during
the Latin Grammy’s 2011
Marco Antonio Solis
Accomplishments

10. 
Marco Antonio Solis
Music
 Marco Antonio Solis has written over 300 songs
which include ballads, love songs, cumbias,
rancheras and pop music.
 His music has been performed by such artists as Ana
Gabriel, Laura Florez, Paulina Rubio, Alejandro
Fernandez, Juan Luis Guerra, El Grupo Intocable,
Montez de Durango, and Olga Tanon.

11. 
Marco Antonio Solis
Famous Song Quotes
 Las cosas más lindas llegan y se van pero es tan difícil
comenzar de nuevo cuando el sufrimiento no puedo arrancar.
 Tan solo te recuerdo y te extraño los días son mas largos si
pienso en ti, no se si nos hacemos daño o fue lindo vivir todo lo
que gritaba nuestro sentir.......

12. 
Listening Guide
“O me vov o te vas” History
“O me voy o te vas” (Either I’ll Go or You’ll Go) was written by Marco Antonio
Solis and released in 2001 on the album “Mas de me Alma”. The lyrics of the song
are a plea from Solis to the person to whom he is singing it to. The songs focus is
for the person to whom he is singing to stop emphasizing on all of his defects and
everything that he does wrong. The song reached Billboard Hot Latin tracks chart
at number 16 and was nominated for pop song of the year in 2002 by Premio lo
Nuestro.
“O me vov o te vas” 4:40
0:00 Introduction
Four chords are played and then repeated. The melody is smooth and conjunct.
The rhythm is bare. The timbre is warm, mellow and relaxing. The texture is
warm and comforting. The harmony is stable and clear

13. 0:29 Verse 1
The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the
introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The
texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at
different times. The harmony is stable and clear.
1:16 Pre Chorus
1:36 Chorus
The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the
introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The
texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at
different times. The harmony is stable and clear. String instruments are
introduced during this part of the song adding more
2:24 to 2:43 Bridge
Repeat Pre Chorus
String instruments are the focus of a 20 second bridge which feels lush and
rich with warm flowing music.
3:30 Chorus
The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the
introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The
texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at
different times. The harmony is stable and clear.

14. “Si No te hubieras Ido” ( If you had not gone) History
The album was written and produced by Marco Antonio Solis in 1985 and was first
included in an album by Marisela entitled Sin El. It became very successful and it
was later rerecorded on his album Trozos de mi Alma. The song was featured in a
movie soundtrack called Y tu Mamá Tambien. The song became another top ten hit
peaking at number four on Billboards Hot Latin Tracks.
Si No te hubieras Ido 4:47
0:00 Introduction
The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm. The texture is pulsing
with slow repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled.
0:25 Verse One
In verse one and two the rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm
and full of sounds with flowing music. The texture is rich and pulsing with slow
repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled. The melody is smooth and
conjunct.
1:07 Verse Two
1:47 Chorus
The drum rhythm changes at the beginning of the chorus and then reverts back to
slow and bare. The timbre is warm with flowing music and many instruments. .
The texture is dense with many different instruments playing at the same time.
The harmony is clear and settled. String Instruments are introduced during the
chorus to help set the mood of the song. The melody is smooth and conjunct.

15. 3:07 Verse
The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm and full of sounds with
flowing music. The texture is rich and pulsing with slow repeated notes. The
harmony is stable and settled. The melody is smooth and conjunct.
3:46 Chorus
The drum rhythm changes at the beginning of the chorus and reverts back to slow
and bare. The timbre is warm with flowing music and many instruments. The
texture is dense with many different instruments playing at the same time. The
harmony is clear and settled. String Instruments are introduced during the chorus
to help set the mood of the song. The melody is smooth and conjunct.

16. Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad
The album is also titled Recuerdos , Tristeza y Soledad and was released by Marco Antonio
Solis in August of 1998. The album is a compilation album of his greatest hits from his first
studio albums “El Pleno Vuelo” and other albums he created when he was with Los Bukis.
The album was certified as gold.
Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad (Memories, Sadness and Loneliness) 4:26
0:00 Introduction
The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm starts off with intense drum beats
followed by slow and bare beats that lead up to intense drum beats such as those at the end
of a song played by an orchestra. The timbre is lush with warm flowing music with many
instruments. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The
harmony is unstable.
0:32 Verse One
In verse one and two the melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm is slow and bare. The
timbre is lush and warm. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different
notes. The harmony is stable.
1:07 Verse Two
1:41 Chorus
The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm starts off with intense drum beats
followed by slow and bare beats that lead up to intense drum beats such as those at the end
of a song played by an orchestra. The timbre is lush with warm flowing music with many
instruments. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The
harmony is unstable which cause the listener to feel the intensity of the song message and
then dissipates.
3:10 Chorus repeat

17. Bibliography
"Biografía De Marco Antonio Solís | Univision
Música." UnivisionMusica.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2014.
Marco Antonio Sols Oficial Tres Semanas. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.
WWW.MARCOANTONIOSOLIS.COM
Billboard Magazine, Hot Latin tracks, Web. Feb 21 2014
www.billboard.com/charts/latin-songs
ASCAP- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Web. Feb 22, 2014
www.ascap.com/
Premio lo Nuestro, Univiosion Televison Web. Feb 21, 2014
http://musica.univision.com/premio-lo-nuestro/