Coro de claves y rumbas de Santi Spíritus. 1961-2012 cincuenta y un años de tradición

Abstract

The choir of keys and rumbas of Sancti Spíritus is a tradition revitalized in 1961 with the majority presence of musicians carrying said musical tradition, a product of Cuban cultural policy in relation to the preservation of traditional Cuban manifestations. The history of the current harpsichord choir was reconstructed through bibliographic and hemerographic analysis and an interview. The observation allowed the recording in situ for the musical transcription of the sample that served as support for the musical analysis. This last method generated the characterization of the musical tradition in its current conditions. This tradition motivated the entry of new members, who are now considered reproducers through direct transmission from their carriers. The variation of original features and the assimilation of new ones in his musical praxis come from the interaction between institutionalization and tradition. The change of the characteristic spaces of presentation of the group, caused a series of modifications, although the elements that are conserved are greater. The institutionalization safeguarded the group and its patrimony, -even when there were errors that attempted in the application of the concerned policies, and that attempted against the transcendence and the artistic quality of the group