New (old) Music - Intercontextual Compositional Methodologies

Martín Mayo

It would be more than reductive to say that art is not created in a vacuum. Simply said, all art exists in a context, and said context includes medium, genre, style, and idiom, amongst other things. In the realm of Western music, much insight has been given regarding quotation, and less so regarding subtler applications of stylistic, generic, and idiomatic thought in composition. So, if all music exists in a specific context, how can composers creatively account for context in their compositions? This research seeks to answer this question by outlining methodologies via analysis of relevant works. Given the background and musical focus of the researcher, this research predominantly focuses on musical works that adapt or interact with Latin-American folkloric music and traditions, with many works dealing specifically with Venezuelan and Cuban folklore.

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V: Cachicamo's Soliloquy in the Rain

VI: Departure of the Saint and Final Supplications

I: Dialogue between Tío Cachicamo and Tío Morrocoy

II: First Interlude, III: Tío Tigre and Tío Fuego's Competition of Strength, IV: Second Interlude, Tío Tigre's Departure from the Chimbangleros

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