Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-159) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : music and myth from Orpheus to Tubal -- Songs in the key of Spain : Vihuela and the ideology of musical humanism -- Cervantes off-key : irony and imperialism in the Novelas ejemplares -- Pre-Columbian Providentialism : musical origins in Andean imagination -- The king's polyphony and the composing of the Americas -- Four-part harmony for the four-part empire : Calderon's musical metaphors at the court of Philip IV -- Immaculate composition : religion, race, and propaganda -- Conclusion : Orpheus looking back.
Summary:
"This book explores the representation of music in early modern Spanish literature and reveals how music was understood within the framework of the Harmony of the Spheres, emanating from cosmic harmony as directed by the creator. Music and Power in Early Modern Spain is a useful tool for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in musicology, music history, Spanish literature, cultural studies, and transatlantic studies in the early modern period"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
New interdisciplinary approaches to early modern culture: confluences and contexts
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