El corpus musical de la iglesia del Hospicio de Talca: una aproximación a la actividad musical en la ciudad antes del Concilio Vaticano II (1857 - 1916)

Abstract

This article shows an approximation to what was sacred musical activity in the city of Talca in the second mid-nineteenth century and the early decades of the twentieth century, specifi cally in musical corpus around the church of the Hospice of Talca, depository of valuable information about musical activity the city in general. This work contains some reflections on the precarious conditions that are trying to bring in good shape musical practice in the city and the government›s willingness Church to carry out the canons imposed from the highest of the Roman curia. In this way we shall see, how the religious orders with increasing regularity make use of religious music composed civilian musicians, introducing more strongly influence Italian opera, infl uence, as we shall see, established with the creation the Municipal Talca Theatre, along with efforts of the authority Church to suprime any element secular sacred music.Finally try to account for the incessant and rich dynamics movement of music between the seminaries and convents, movement testimony left us by various composers resided in Chile nineteenth century and still not know the degree of infl uence regions.