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San Ignacio: A Bolivian Opera
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- Author / Creator
- Penner, Jodi
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San Ignacio, one of the musical works that came out of the Chiquitano and Moxos Missions of eastern Bolivia in the mid-18th century, is an enigmatic product of the Jesuit colonial project. Heavily loaded with dramatic religious language, this work is an intriguing blend of European influences within the remote region of the lower Amazon basin. The fact that the work has remained in circulation in various forms over the last two hundred and fifty years, demonstrates that the work left an indelible impression on the Indigenous people who were recipients of it. This thesis examines the sources of the opera, the historical context in which it was written, its dubious authorship and how it has been adopted into the Bolivian musical canon. Drawing from scores compiled in the recent decades and from dialogue with preeminent scholars of the Bolivian archives, this paper examines the relationship that “Mission Music” and San Ignacio has had on the Bolivian musical community.
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2024
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Doctor of Music
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Library with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.