Blas Emilio Atehortúa’s Concerto for Oboe and Double String Orchestra, op. 207 (2000) and Bicinium VII for Oboe and Piano, op. 197 (1998)

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2020-12

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Blas Emilio Atehortúa (1943-2020) is one of Colombia’s most significant composers and one of the most important contemporary composers in Latin America. Outside of South America, however, he has received little recognition, and most of his pieces remain unpublished. His extensive catalogue includes vocal music, orchestral pieces, music for wind ensembles, concertos, as well as experimental works. The goal of this study is to examine his Concerto for Oboe and Double String Orchestra, op. 207 (2000) and Bicinium VII for Oboe and Piano, op. 197 (1998) in order to demonstrate how the composer helped to shape the new voice of art music in Colombia and Latin America. Using information from a series of conversations with the composer, interviews with several performers, examination of Atehortúa’s essay about his approach to new music and the relationship between performer and composer, and an analysis of Bicinium VII, and Oboe Concerto and Double Orchestra, I argue that these works represent a new identity of art music in Colombia that is composed of various elements from different music styles.

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Atehortúa, Oboe, music in Colombia, Concerto for oboe, Bicinium VII, Colombian composers

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