Edición N°11 – Artículo 16
La mujer en la música clásica
Women in classical music
Autora: Paula Victoria Jara Peralta (Unidad Educativa Particular Salesiana María Auxiliadora)
Resumen
La mujer ha tenido que sobrevivir diariamente en una sociedad prejuiciosa y con estereotipos, que han llegado a tal punto de decir que era incapaz de aprender igual que un hombre.
Sin embargo, existieron aquellas pioneras que supieron defender su capacidad frente a cualquiera que quisiera comprobar lo aptas y preparadas que estaban.
En la música clásica se destacan personajes célebres: Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Vivaldi, Paganini, entre otros, pero al parecer nadie conoce o sabe de la existencia de la mujer que logró ser directora de orquesta en el siglo XX, o también aquellas que, en la actualidad, componen hermosas piezas musicales y no son renumeradas como se debe; todo esto gracias a que la industria musical no se atreve a arriesgarse por una mujer, o mucho menos por cambiar el panorama de la música clásica.
El presente artículo tiene como objetivo el dar a conocer lo infravalorada que está la mujer en el ámbito musical, haciendo un reconocimiento a Antonia Brico, la primera directora de orquesta, pero recalcando que hoy, casi treinta y tres años, siguen vigentes las brechas misóginas en este entorno con mujeres que ahora mismo luchan por este cambio.
Palabras clave: música, historia, mujeres, legado, desigualdad.
Abstract
Women have had to survive daily in a prejudiced and stereotypical society, which has gone so far as to say that they were incapable of learning as well as men.
However, there were those pioneers who knew how to defend their abilities against anyone who wanted to test how capable and prepared they were.
Classical music features famous figures such as Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Vivaldi, and Paganini, among others, but it seems that no one knows or is aware of the existence of the woman who became an orchestra conductor in the 20th century, or those who, today, compose beautiful pieces of music and are not remunerated as they should be; all this because the music industry does not dare to take a chance on a woman, let alone change the landscape of classical music.
The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of how undervalued women are in the music world, recognizing Antonia Brico, the first female orchestra conductor, but emphasizing that today, almost thirty-three years later, misogynistic gaps remain in this environment, with women currently fighting for change.
Keywords: music, history, women, legacy, inequality.
Edición N°11
Fecha de publicación: 15 julio del 2022.
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