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Performing Controlled Indeterminacy in Leo Brouwer's "Sonata MitologĂ­a de las Aguas No. I, para Flauta y Guitarra"

Leo Brouwer's Sonata MitologĂ­a de las Aguas No. I for flute and guitar, first published in 2017, has taken its place as an important twenty-first-century addition to the flute and guitar duo repertory. I provide a brief historical context for the work, followed by preparation guides for guitar alone and duo passages. My preparation guides include exercises and rehearsal strategies, focusing on those passages of the work that include controlled indeterminacy. The study of indeterminacy in music is unusual in the pedagogy of the classical guitarist; this leaves guitarists unprepared for dealing with pieces, especially chamber works, that use improvisation or aleatoric music as a primary element. I take a multifaceted approach to facilitate the realization of the indeterminate sections of the work; this includes demonstrations of my traditional music notation transcriptions and other rehearsal strategies and the application of music performance study systems by James Thurmond and Marcel Tabuteau. This document aims to provide guidance to creating an organic, natural aesthetic in the actualization of Brouwer's groundbreaking work.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1808471
Date05 1900
CreatorsRodriguez, Hector Javier
ContributorsJohnson, Thomas (Guitarist), Leenhouts, Paul, 1957-, Bennight, Brad
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 35 pages : music, Text
RightsPublic, Rodriguez, Hector Javier, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.
RelationRecital: November 15, 2018, not yet digitized, Recital: April 25, 2019, not yet digitized, Lecture recital: February 27, 2021, not yet digitized

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