Aplicación de la batería e interpretación del ritmo de cumbia en la obra ¨Teófilo el Gaitero¨.

Abstract

The present work includes the integration between the literature review about Colombian cumbia, analyzing the work of TEOFILO EL GAITERO, and the practical adaptation of the percussion instruments construed in this work to the drum as the only instrument. What allowed the comprehension and the theoretical support about cumbia as part of the Colombian folklore and its importance in the integration of the percussion as principal element of it was the implementation of the literature methodology. Moreover, talking about its methodology about the practical adaptation, some needed elements were originated for the analysis of the work and the production of the variation in the traditional percussion instruments, and the interpretation of them with the dumb by means of the use of cumbia rhythmical patterns in Colombia, integrating the knowledge already learnt during the learning process at the University. Furthermore, it includes the interview conducted to Carmelo Torres, the performer of the work; he contributed with his assessments about this musical genre as symbol of Colombian folklore and specifically of the work as a representative construction of it.