Téenek — Invenciones de Territorio explained

Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio is an orchestral composition written in 2017 by the Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz. The work was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which first performed the piece under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 12, 2017.[1] [2]

Composition

Téenek is composed in a single movement and lasts about 12 minutes. The title of the piece comes from the eponymous language spoken by the indigenous Huastec people in the Huasteca region of Mexico.

Instrumentation

The work is scored for a large orchestra comprising piccolo, three flutes (3rd doubling picollo and alto flute), two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, four percussionists, harp, celesta, piano, and strings.

Reception

Tim Ashley of The Guardian gave Téenek a positive review, remarking, "Ortiz self-consciously celebrates ideas of diversity and difference within a global unity, while her style, all asymmetric rhythms and angular melodies, takes The Rite of Spring as its point of departure."[3] The music critic Colin Anderson similarly described the piece as "exuberant, vibrant and filmic, with plenty of incident, if nicely varied in mood and scoring to avoid sameness, although ultimately it's a carnival of colour contrasted, midpoint, with soulful solos for numerous instruments heard against an ethereal background, and then careering to the finishing post with force and growing loudness." He added, "Enjoyable if perhaps not much to go back for."[4] However, in a more lukewarm review, Richard Morrison of The Times described the piece as merely "well-meaning."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ortiz . Gabriela . Gabriela Ortiz . 2017 . Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio . . August 12, 2023 . August 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812215024/https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Gabriela-Ortiz-Teenek-Invenciones-de-Territorio/110949 . live .
  2. Web site: Baró . Carlos Olivares . Filarmónica de Los Ángeles celebra en México centenario de su fundación . La Razón de Mexico . November 12, 2019 . August 12, 2023 . August 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812215024/https://www.razon.com.mx/cultura/filarmonica-de-los-angeles-celebra-en-mexico-centenario-de-su-fundacion/ . live .
  3. Web site: Ashley . Tim . NYOGB/Prieto review – ferocity, virtuosity and sheer joy . . April 25, 2022 . August 12, 2023 . August 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812215011/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/25/nyogb-prieto-carlos-miguel-prieto-review-open-up-running-riot-royal-festival-hall . live .
  4. Web site: Anderson . Colin . Berliner Philharmoniker – Gustavo Dudamel conducts Charles Ives's Second Symphony and Gabriela Ortiz's Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio, with Sergio Tiempo playing Alberto Ginastera's First Piano Concerto. Live Digital Concert Hall webcast. . Colin's Column . May 13, 2023 . August 12, 2023 . August 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812215421/https://www.colinscolumn.com/berliner-philharmoniker-gustavo-dudamel-conducts-charles-ivess-second-symphony-and-gabriela-ortizs-teenek-invenciones-de-territorio-with-sergio-tiempo-playing-albe/ . live .
  5. Web site: Morrison . Richard . NYO/Prieto review — these top teenage musicians deserve music of consistent quality . . April 25, 2022 . August 12, 2023 . August 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812215011/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nyo-prieto-review-these-top-teenage-musicians-deserve-music-of-consistent-quality-k9bzh65p3 . live .

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