Music and cosmopolitanism : Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 20th century /
"The book explores the role of music in fostering cosmopolitanism at the turn of the 20th century, focusing on Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil at the time. It explores the aftermath of the 1888 abolition of slavery and the first two decades of the newly established republican government—r...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Currents in Latin American & Iberian music.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The book explores the role of music in fostering cosmopolitanism at the turn of the 20th century, focusing on Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil at the time. It explores the aftermath of the 1888 abolition of slavery and the first two decades of the newly established republican government—roughly from 1889 to 1910, when the city also experienced an urban metamorphosis in terms of architecture and overall landscape, promoted by the new government and meant to “modernize” the city. Of particular interest are the various musics performed in new venues that sprawled throughout the city center and its surroundings and how they opened new spaces for artists, musicians, and audiences, who engaged with a variety of musics and performance practices to express, problematize, and ultimately help shape modernity in the fin-de-siècle city. The book explores case studies of opera, operetta, and the music hall songs, while covering an array of spaces of music-making—from the concert hall to the theater and the music hall, from the movies and the circus to the streets. It shows how Rio de Janeiro's residents shared with residents of many contemporary cities a sense of world connection and disconnection characteristic of their times, focusing on the sociocultural interrelatedness provided by music and music-making. The work offers a story of musical Rio de Janeiro, a city that, like other contemporary cities, grew to become one place containing many worlds"--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2024. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 408 pages) : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197646090 0197646093 9780197646083 0197646085 |