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Guitarra Alienígena

2021, SUICREA, UNAM

In the following essay, I review a series of my own works composed for guitar(s). I argue that these works, which were composed discontinuously over a period of fifteen years, expose a process oriented towards the construction —or the discovery— of a personal guitar (and a personal music). The works take as a given certain initial conditions of the guitar, which are the result of 1) The medium is characterized by an endogamy of guitar composer-performers and/or 2) The inertia of historical repertoire within the genre isolates the guitar from experimental processes necessary for further development. To transcend this perceived barrier, I argue there must be a reflexive work leaning towards expanding the musical language of the guitar. In the first part of this paper, I narrate a progression from what could be called a conventional guitar environment to a more personalized relationship with the instrument and the task of composing for it within the scope of contemporary classical music. In the second part, I list a series of technical resources that are associated with the search of a singular compositional language for the guitar, establishing links between certain techniques and the desired expressive result. Finally, I offer some preliminary conclusions about my path composing for this instrument, and I sketch some possible ways to continue developing my creative work for guitar(s).

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