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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
Resumen:
La música, y por extensión el arte en general, no ofrece remedios terapéuticos adecuados frente al dolor provocado por situaciones de desespero personal. Sin embargo, esto no ha evitado que muchos oyentes y músicos profesionales intentaran usar la música como terapia. Este ensayo presenta una amplia muestra de composiciones, de J. S. Bach a Terry Riley, que se han usado como terapia de superación personal. Como puede preverse y a pesar de notables excepciones, el lenguaje de los clásicos, sobre todo si está basado en la armonía funcional, tiende a alcanzar esta misión mejor que las formas angulares e imprevisibles de las partituras vanguardistas.
Abstract:
Music, and by extension art, does not provide adequate therapeutic remedy for personal loss or despair. However, this fact has not prevented many listeners and professional musicians to attempt such a use of the arts as therapy. This essay surveys a wide spectrum of music, from J. S. Bach to Terry Riley, that has been used as therapy and personal growth. As it could be predicted, the well-established and familiar language of the classics, especially when based on functional harmony, tends to fulfill this mission in a better way than the angular, unpredictable shapes of avant-garde scores.
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This article was originally published in Itamar: Revista de investigación musical, available at https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/ITAMAR/article/view/17968/15756
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