Debating the past : music, memory, and identity in the Andes /
Romero, Raúl R.
Debating the past : music, memory, and identity in the Andes / Raúl R. Romero. - New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001. - 1 online resource (vii, 188 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction; 1. Region, Culture, and Identities; 2. Perpetuating the Rural Past; 3. Authenticity and Musical Ensembles; 4. Conquering New Spaces; 5. Official, Popular, and Musical Memories; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
This volume examines how the search for "cultural authenticity," the dispute over the past, and the role of "modernity" have been instrumental in building the regional musical culture of the Mantaro Valley, a central Peruvian region with about half a million inhabitants. How these people have addressed concerns over the loss of ancient traditions by restructuring colonial and pre-Hispanic traditions into new contexts and forms is explored. Covering private and public music making, along with ritual, ceremonial, and popular uses of music, Romero studies the interaction of mu.
English.
9780195350067 (electronic bk.) 0195350065 (electronic bk.) 1280834749 9781280834745
Music--History and criticism.--Peru
Folk music--History and criticism.--Andes Region
Music--Social aspects--Peru.
Musique--Histoire et critique.--Pérou
Musique folklorique--Histoire et critique.--Andes
Musique--Aspect social--Pérou.
MUSIC--Genres & Styles--Latin.
Folk music.
Music
Music--Social aspects.
Andes Region.
Peru.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ML236 / .R66 2001eb
780/.985
Debating the past : music, memory, and identity in the Andes / Raúl R. Romero. - New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001. - 1 online resource (vii, 188 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction; 1. Region, Culture, and Identities; 2. Perpetuating the Rural Past; 3. Authenticity and Musical Ensembles; 4. Conquering New Spaces; 5. Official, Popular, and Musical Memories; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
This volume examines how the search for "cultural authenticity," the dispute over the past, and the role of "modernity" have been instrumental in building the regional musical culture of the Mantaro Valley, a central Peruvian region with about half a million inhabitants. How these people have addressed concerns over the loss of ancient traditions by restructuring colonial and pre-Hispanic traditions into new contexts and forms is explored. Covering private and public music making, along with ritual, ceremonial, and popular uses of music, Romero studies the interaction of mu.
English.
9780195350067 (electronic bk.) 0195350065 (electronic bk.) 1280834749 9781280834745
Music--History and criticism.--Peru
Folk music--History and criticism.--Andes Region
Music--Social aspects--Peru.
Musique--Histoire et critique.--Pérou
Musique folklorique--Histoire et critique.--Andes
Musique--Aspect social--Pérou.
MUSIC--Genres & Styles--Latin.
Folk music.
Music
Music--Social aspects.
Andes Region.
Peru.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ML236 / .R66 2001eb
780/.985