“To travel the entire extension of my homeland”: Itineraries, concerts and reception of flutist Ruperto Santa Cruz on his travels through Chile, 1866-1878
“A recorrer toda la estension de mi patria”: itinerarios, conciertos y recepción del flautista Ruperto Santa Cruz en sus viajes por Chile, 1866-1878
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Ramírez Césped, Pablo E.
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This article details the itineraries, performances, social reception and highlights of Ruperto Santa Cruz’s career as a concert flute player, piano teacher and protagonist of the musical scene in Chile between 1866 and 1878. This study reports since his departure from the capital – including his performances in Talca, Valdivia, Los Angeles, Concepción and Valparaíso, among the main cities he has visited – until his return to Santiago and his performances with the Cuban virtuoso Joseph White Laffita. It is observed that these activities – especially those concerning his flute concerts, were framed in the typical model of a European traveling virtuoso of the 19th century, but in this case a Chilean one and through Chile – which constitute a novel and modernizing experience for a Chilean musician from this time, and unique, in any case, for a wind instrumentalist in the country during that century. In this way, this text aims to recover and give meaning to these contributions as it is an unprecedented musical career and which contemplates elements little addressed in the historical account of music in Chile in the 19th century. El artículo detalla los itinerarios, actuaciones, recepción social y aspectos destacados en la trayectoria de Ruperto Santa Cruz por Chile entre 1866 y 1878 como concertista en flauta, profesor de piano y protagonista de la actividad musical de conciertos en el país durante este periodo. Se informa desde su salida de la capital y actuaciones en Talca, Valdivia, Los Ángeles, Concepción y Valparaíso, entre las principales ciudades que visitó, hasta su retorno a Santiago y presentaciones con el virtuoso cubano Joseph White Laffita. Se observa que dichas actividades, sobre todo las concernientes a sus conciertos en la flauta, en muchos aspectos se enmarcaron en el modelo típico de un flautista travelling virtuoso europeo del siglo XIX, pero en este caso chileno y por Chile, lo que constituye una experiencia mo- dernizante de las más interesantes en un músico nacional de la época, y única, en todo caso, para un instrumentista de viento en el país durante esa centuria. De esta manera, el texto apunta a recuperar y dar significado a estas contribuciones al tratarse de una carrera musical sin precedentes y que contempla elementos poco abordados en el relato histórico de la música en Chile del siglo XIX.
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