Forging repertories : cathedral music in New Spain and its performance /
"Forging Repertories: Cathedral Music in New Spain and Its Performance explores the development of music repertories in colonial Mexico as a multi-faceted process indicative of early modern Hispanic religious culture. Organized thematically, its case studies and microhistories combine to show h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Forging Repertories: Cathedral Music in New Spain and Its Performance explores the development of music repertories in colonial Mexico as a multi-faceted process indicative of early modern Hispanic religious culture. Organized thematically, its case studies and microhistories combine to show how colonial repertories mix European with locally composed pieces to create canons tailored to local liturgies yet shaped by tradition. Discussion of music by Manuel de Sumaya, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Ignacio Jerusalem, and others shows how composers, some of them priests, communicate theological doctrine through music genres. The unique repertory of music for St. Peter in New Spain contains notably erudite gestures that celebrate the secular church itself. The book also critically tackles issues of cultural encounter, assessing how music was used for indoctrination and rethinking stereotypes in some villancicos through the lens of topic theory. Building upon material from the archives of Mexico City, Durango, and Puebla cathedrals over a 300-year period, it stresses how improvised music complemented notated compositions, highlights the contributions of lesser known figures, and charts the development of music for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The book concludes with a history of the early music movement's revival of New Spanish music beginning in the 1960s and argues that exoticism and the imagination continue to shape performances in ways that may not be plausible historically, but nonetheless resonate with audiences in the contemporary world. In so doing, the book invites performers and scholars alike to engage with broader repertories of New Spanish music moving forward"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197759059 019775905X |