POST 9... "CANTATA SANTA MARÍA DE IQUIQUE"

Hello dear classmates!

In this post with a free theme I decided to talk about the “Cantata Santa Maria de Iquique.”

You probably know her.

It is a beautiful musical work and at the same time sad because it tells a sad fact that happened in our country.

This cantata was composed in 1969 by the Chilean composer Luis Advis  and was interpreted by the Chilean band called Quilapallún.

In this musical work is narrated the terrible massacre that occurred in 1907 at the Santa Maria de Iquique School.

the story is overwhelming because of the cruelty and injustice of the facts.

the Cantata Santa Maria de Iquique is a really complex and wonderful work, it contains the influence of Chilean folk music and classical music. in addition to a narrator who tells the story in between instrumental interventions.

It is a work that makes me cry with emotion and anger every time I listen to it because it contains a very powerful message.

100 years after the massacre a group of musicians from Chilean rock bands paid homage to the cantata and performed a version called Cantata rock Santa Maria de Iquique.

I leave the link to be heard.

Bye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbnrNCyMs-I&list=PLdhJmsoxoH2whV4YZlG0blBeOJhvYNaF3