Clotilde Arias: Difference between revisions

Clotilde's artistic talents in music, painting, and composing emerged early in Iquitos - including playing for the silent movies - achieving schlasticscholastic and artisitcartistic regognitionrecognition, andwith numerous honors. Her developed perfect pitch and exceptional ability to sight read made her a highly sought accompanist, a talent that would favor her later in life.

Amongst her numerous compositions, Huiracocha may be the best known. The title is named after a god of the Incas, retelling the legend that he emerged from the depths of Lake Titicaca to create the sun, moon and stars, and breatherdto breath life into Allcavica, ancestor of the Inca people. According to Clotilde Arias' own program note, this song is "dedicated to the Indian, the Forgotten Man of the Americas". It tells of the "sadness of a race calling to the ancient god of their forefathers, who no longer hears his children".