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Abstract
The name of my project is One Rhythm/One Universe: a new approach to Chilean Cueca. The purpose of this project is to examine and incorporate new ways to approach cueca, to explore improvisational skills, and integrate Global Jazz methodology in the folkloric music of Chile. I read one of the most critical research books in my country to use the different topics as an inspiration for composing different tunes for doing a musical research. Then every tune I compose is based on a concept from the book. This project allowed me to get deep into my culture, not just in terms of the music itself but also using different topics unrelated to music, and I approached them from a musical perspective. In this case, I explored topics about history, philosophy concepts, poetry, and at the end, traditional music, using the musical tools and resources I learned in the program, such as tetrachords, bright and dark harmonies, Pan-Afro-American influences, avant-garde approaches, zero gravity. This way of approaching traditional music helps me to create a new creative process from traditional music to get into a multi-dimensional experience, in this case through the Cueca, thus becoming something new that I call: Global Cueca.
Publication Date
7-1-2023
Campus
Boston Campus
Recommended Citation
Diaz, Ignacio. “One Rhythm/One Universe: a new approach to Chilean Cueca.” Master's thesis, Berklee College of Music, 2023. https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-global-jazz/144.