Oficio Tinieblas por Galileo Galilei a paradigmatic composition of Patricio Wang for Quilapayún

Abstract

The interesting aspect of this article are three. Firstly, the figure of Patricio Wang is tackled as a composer, his academic training and his relationship with Quilapayún. Secondly, an analysis musical-poetic is done, the Oficio of Tinieblas by Galileo Galilei, having as a base, the creation of its form and content, putting emphasis in the used technical resources, that do not belong to the language neither the esthetic of the popular song. For the analysis, the play was watched as a unique scene divided into four levels. Finally, a panoramic vision of the history of the musical group Quilapayún is done, describing and analyzing the factors that allow them to assimilate a creative proposal with these features.

This study has been articulated based on the information given directly by Patricio Wang the author, and which has allowed to make out: his history as a composer and his direct influences, his particular vision of the play, and his personal relationship with Quilapayún. This, with the use of descriptive bibliography related with the New Chilean Song and its components, have allowed to support the idea that the play and the inclusion of the composer to the band, generate a new creative paradigm, materialized in an esthetic turn that these artist will give in their discographic productions of the 80’s.