Luis Humberto Salgado was an Ecuadorian pianist and composer who lived his entire life in Ecuador, unlike other Latin American composers who studied in Europe.
Performer Biography
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Salgado described his compositional style as 'polytechnic,' syncretizing diverse techniques from neo-diatonicism to post-serialism, beyond Schoenberg.
Compositional Technique
Salgado's eclectic musical style combines the Andean pentatonic scale with the twelve-tone technique, contrapuntal elements, atonal harmonies, and abstractions of Ecuadorian indigenous and mestizo dances.
Critical Reception
Salgado's compositional style was often misunderstood during his lifetime, considered too 'advanced' for his time, and most of his symphonic works were never performed.
Composer Biography
Salgado's father, Francisco Salgado Ayala, was one of the first Ecuadorian nationalist composers, and Luis Humberto learned the rudiments of music from him.
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