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ARTURO RUIZ DEL POZO - Magnetophonic tapes, flutes, sikus and percussion
Arturo Ruiz del Pozo, was born in Lima, Peru, in 1949, he studied with Miguel Donoso, Lily Rosay, Andres Sas, Edgar Valcárcel, Kenneth Jones and Lawrence Casserley.
Studies in Lima: National School of Music. At the University of London: Royal College of Music. Academic Degree: Master of Music in Composition 1978.
Music for Native Peruvian instruments and Magnetophonic Tape created in the Electronic Music Studio of the Royal College of Music of the University of London between 1976 & 1978. Was part of the Portfolio of Compositions required by the Faculty of Music where, have passed the prescribed examinations, Arturo graduated as MASTER OF MUSIC in Composition, Professional Degree awarded on 18 October 1978.
Arturo Ruiz del Pozo composed each work as an independent and different sound texture from the others by the characteristic timbres of each native instrument executed properly.
For example in “Parantara” develops a blown melodic and harmonic tissue with Sikus (Zampoñas or Pan Flutes), while in “Lago de Totoras” also uses Sikus but rubbed.
A sample of creative freedom is “Despegue”, F, where Ruiz del Pozo sums and merges all previous works by playing them at full speed generating a multiple White Sound crescendo ending in sudden silence.
Compositional Concrete Music techniques as Loops (repetitive tape fragments), Variable Speed (faster or slower playback of tape), Superimposition (several channels recording), Polyrhythm (simultaneous execution of fragments with different tempos), Polytonality (simultaneous execution of fragments with different tonality looking for harmonization), Aleatory Mix (fusion of melodies, rhythms, textures, etc. produced randomly.) Microtonality (use of variable tuning microtones), Tape Echo ; coupled with creative techniques as Free Improvisation, Classic and Twelve-tone Harmony, Leitmotiv, Dynamics, Structure, etc.; were used with a coherent elaborated logic trying to create a unifying style of works that arose with spontaneous enthusiasm during the course of time.
The expressive character of “Composiciones Nativas”, while being own and unique in the development of each work, can be defined as relaxing because the set of works conveys a meditative state of consciousness that brings us to the longing for inner peace so important and necessary in our lives.
By the encounter of the special sonority of Native Peruvian Instruments with academic techniques of musical composition at that time (management, development and process of sound elements physical and specifically recorded at tape), “Composiciones Nativas” achieves a unique result in form, style, and artistic expression; driving us to a contemplative state of the amazement of existence.
The first edition of “Composiciones Nativas” was published in cassette in 1984. It was a summary of five works: "Estudio para quena", "Lago de totoras"."Despegue","Noche Ashaninka" and "Selvinas". The durations of these works in that edition differ of those at the CD 2014. The original material recorded on magnetophonic tape was
transferred to digital file, with the valuable help of our friend Carlos Vasquez. Then it was mastered with professional audio programs. The CD contains seven works. Does not include "Noche Ashaninka".