"Cuarteto" is the popular working-class dance music of Cordoba, Argentina. This work explores the musical genre, describing the musical and sociohistorical context surrounding it and demonstrating how innovation has produced stylistic change in the music. It includes song lyrics and scores.

It supplies theoretical background about musical change and provides information about typical cuarteto dance events and how to dance cuarteto. The account is personalized by Florine's account of her own adventures performing and recording with Jimenez's group.