Sucreries : y se va la segunda!
Musique baroque et traditionnelle de la ville de Sucre
Villancicos de l’Archive Nationale de Bolivie, danses de Sucre et du Codex Saldivar.
This musical journey traverses an imaginary timeline rooted in the city of Sucre, known as La Plata during the Spanish Viceroyalty of Upper Peru.
From Baroque polyphonies composed for the chapels of La Plata to 19th-century salon music, and from early instrumental pieces to today’s traditional dances, this journey invites you to discover the city of Sucre and its musical heritage.
Works in the program
Villancicos are vocal pieces sung during major celebrations: Christmas, Corpus Christi, orthe feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. They are polyphonic compositions steeped in Spanish folk dances andmelodies (some of which were even banned in Europe), featuring flamboyant textscharacteristic of Golden Age literature and counterpoint imbued with madrigalistic elements. In these villancicos,the characteristics of the early Baroque are clearly present, with the constant aim of enlivening a celebration andstrengthening the faith of the newly baptized.
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The pieces for guitar and viola da gamba engage in a dialogue with the villancicos, introducing playing styles that might have contributed to the development of today’s folk dances and that illustrate the importance of dance in colonial life.
The cuecas by Siméon Roncal and Matilde Casasola, dances representative of the Baroque heritage in popular culture
and true artistic examples of the post-colonial electric movement, crown the temporal exploration of
this vibrant city.
With the support of CNM and Crédit d’impôt Spectacle Vivant