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A Selective Lineage of Mexican Bassoonists

Spanish settlers brought the precursor to the bassoon, el bajón, to Mexico in the late sixteenth century. Documentation of the bassoon was intermittently from the sixteenth century on, the current playing traditions were not established until the second half of the twentieth century. Bassoon education in Mexico flourished in the 1970's because several bassoonists became expatriates, and chose to live and work in Mexico for the entirety of their careers. Two major pedagogues, Lazar Stoychev and Jerzy Lemiszka paved the way for the current Mexican bassoon community. This dissertation presents a selective lineage of bassoonists who have held positions in major Mexican orchestras and universities since the mid-twentieth century. The purpose of this study is to recognize the contributions these players and teachers have given to the bassoon world. In recent years, Mexican bassoonists have commissioned hundreds of works for the bassoon and this significant achievement has placed the Mexican bassoon community in an upward trajectory. To place these players in proper historical context, a brief history of classical music institutions in Mexico since the sixteenth century is given. This dissertation documents the history and pedagogy of recent bassoonists in Mexico via a cohesive family tree.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1011773
Date08 1900
CreatorsCruz, Jorge, Jr.
ContributorsReynolds, Kathleen, Corporon, Eugene, Cole, Kimberly
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 68 pages : illustrations, Text
CoverageMexico
RightsPublic, Cruz, Jorge, Jr., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationRecital: April 21, 2012, ark:/67531/metadc171532, Recital: March 30, 2013, ark:/67531/metadc172179, Recital: April 8, 2014, ark:/67531/metadc917181

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