Evolving instrumentalist: a continuous trajectory

Rui Travasso, José Alberto Gomes

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Abstract

This article proposes to identify the key milestones that influenced the instrumentalist performance, throughout the twentieth century until nowadays. In a certain moment of the western music history, excluding henceforth unwritten instrumental music, the instrumentalist needed to incorporate elements related with other arts and/or others disparate fields, which in some way come together on the performance, beyond the enlargement of his functions and instrumental musical techniques. This evolution has broken away from the traditional performance – the act of the musician taking the stage to reproduce a musical text – creating new multidisciplinary demands on performers. These new features became a requirement for the interpreters, as well as a source of creativity for composers and creators. As a consequence, the technical mastery of instruments and of musical theory, became insufficient due to the enlarged scope requirements of certain concepts and artistic creations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationI Congreso Internacional
Subtitle of host publicationIntersección arte, sociedad y tecnología en la innovación musical
EditorsInés María Monreal Guerrero, David Carabias Gallindo
PublisherProcompal Publicaciones
Pages186-191
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9788498815504
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventI Congreso Internacional: Intersección arte, sociedad y tecnología en la innovación musical - Valladolid, Spain
Duration: 3 Sept 20215 Sept 2021

Conference

ConferenceI Congreso Internacional
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValladolid
Period3/09/215/09/21

Keywords

  • Performance
  • Instrumentalist
  • Multidisciplinarity
  • Music

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