Call for Papers
STUDY
DAYS
Borders
and definitions of music in the times of Isabella II
April 1st and 2nd, 2016.
Madrid, Museo Nacional del Romanticismo
Deadline
for submissions: October 31st, 2015
Keynote
speaker: Professor Dr. Jesús Cruz Valenciano (University of Delaware)
This conference aims to delve into the knowledge on the
musical reality during the reign of Isabella II of Spain, by taking the idea of
the “border” as a starting point. The “border” has been traditionally described
as a physical as well as visible barrier which separates different spaces. Conventionally
associated with topography, it also possesses a symbolic nature which is
enriched with different historical, temporal, ethical, psychological and
artistic connotations. In this scenario, borders are now understood not only as
barriers that divide, but also as dynamic spaces in which political, social,
economic or cultural identities are negotiated.
At the same time, to draw up a border also means to
trace a limit -to define. If defining concepts is a necessary task within
any area of study, it becomes imperative in a field such as the “music in the
times of Isabella II” (“música isabelina”). As the Spanish historiography of
the 19th century has traditionally avoided periodizations, the idea
of a “música isabelina” as a period on its own is not a unanimously accepted
concept. Therefore, these study days aspire to construct a theoretical framework
that will open the doors to new studies and discussions related to the musical
culture during the reign of Isabella II, through the development of reflections
on the chronological and geographical limits of the period, definition of its
fundamental concepts, as well as analysis of the diverse borders (both external
and internal) that segment the musical culture of that time.
We invite abstracts for individual 20-minute papers followed
by 10-minute discussions. Proposals related to the following areas are
especially welcome:
-Geographical borders: definitions of centre(s) and
periphery(s); cross-border mobility of musicians and repertoires; dissemination
of music between the major urban centers of the period (Madrid, Barcelona,
Havana); urban musical geography; musical realities in the colonies (Antilles,
the Philippines, Spanish Africa).
-Chronological borders: the definition of “música
isabelina” as a music-historical period; the modernization of the musical life
during the decade of the thirties; internal periodizations; the “Sexenio
Democrático” as culmination/breakdown of a historical process.
-Political, class and gender borders: music, ideology
and social rituals; the ideas of “Spanish music”; redefinition of religious
music in the liberal state; aristocratic, bourgeois and worker-class musical
culture(s); the masculine/feminine.
-Borders of the musical culture: private spaces and
public spaces (salons, societies, theatres, cafes…); professional/amateur
musicians; taxonomies and hierarchies of musical genres; survival/innovation in
the dramatic musical scenario; variety in “salon music(s)”; the construction of
the concepts of “classic” and “light” music.
Abstracts of c400 words, along with a short
biography of no more than 150 words should be sent in a word-compatible format
by Saturday, October 31st 2015 to bienaldemusicaisabelina@yahoo.es. Successful applicants will be notified by December
31st, 2015.
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