Award Date
May 2025
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music
First Committee Member
John McMurtery
Second Committee Member
Stephen Caplan
Third Committee Member
Zane Douglass
Fourth Committee Member
Richard Miller
Fifth Committee Member
Douglas Unger
Number of Pages
86
Abstract
Ecuadorian music is rich, diverse, and beautiful. It encompasses several genres, rhythms, histories, backgrounds, and influences. Ecuador is a small country situated in the northwest corner of South America atop by the equatorial line that divides the northern Hemisphere from the South, hence the name Ecuador. It borders to the north by Colombia, to the south and east border by Peru, and to the west, by the Pacific Ocean. The repertoire for flute from Ecuadorian composers is a very interesting topic that deserves further exploration and research. As additional repertoire is available; however, there are not many scholarly papers written about it. This fact encouraged me to explore this topic in more depth. Furthermore, there are no Ecuadorian flute repertoire pieces written that include extended techniques. As an Ecuadorian flutist myself, roots and culture are very important to me. Therefore, I intend to educate people about Ecuadorian flute music, a genre that music that far too often feels obscure to the general public. I feel a deep personal connection with this topic. Important pieces of music are unknown, lost or devalued, due to lack of publication, and other issues. I have chosen to bring to light the beautiful amazing world of Ecuadorian flute music through this document.
Keywords
Ecuadorian Composers for flute; Ecuadorian Music; Ecuadorian Music Traditions; Flute Repertoire; Influences in Ecuadorian Flute Repertoire; Latin American Music
Disciplines
Composition | Music | Music Performance
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Verduga, Ligia, "Influences On the Ecuadorian Flute Repertoire: Compositions by Sixto María Durán, Jacinto Freire, Gerardo Guevara, Luciano Carrera, Juan Carlos Urrutia, Blanca Layana, And Leonardo Cárdenas" (2025). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 5348.
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/5348
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