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Imposing harmony : music and society in colonial Cuzco / Geoffrey Baker.
| Author/creator | Baker, Geoffrey, 1970- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 2008. |
| Description | x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The urban soundscape -- The Cathedral and the Seminary of San Antonio Abad -- Convents and monasteries -- The urban parishes -- The rural doctrinas de Indios. |
| Abstract | This book is a groundbreaking analysis of the role of music and musicians in the social and political life of colonial Cuzco. Challenging musicology's cathedra-centered approach to history of music in Latin America, the author demonstrates that rather than being dominated by the cathedral, Cuzco's musical culture was remarkably decentralized. He shows that institutions such as parish churches and monasteries employed indigenous professional musicians, rivaling Cuzco cathedral in the scale and frequency of the musical performances they staged. Building on recent scholarship by social historian sand urban musicologists and drawing on extensive archival research, the author highlights European music as a significant vehicle for reproducing and contesting power relations in Cuzco. He examines how Andean communities embraced European music, creating an extraordinary cultural florescence, at the same time that Spanish missionaries used the music as a mechanism of colonialization and control. Uncovering a musical life of considerable and unexpected richness throughout the diocese of Cuzco, the author describes a musical culture sustained by both Hispanic institutional patrons and the upper strata of indigenous society. Master of European music enabled elite Andeans to consolidate their position within the colonial social hierarchy. Indigenous professional musicians distinguished themselves by fulfilling important functions in colonial society, acting as educators, religious leaders, and mediators between the Catholic Church and indigenous communities. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-298) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007038485 |
| ISBN | 9780822341369 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822341360 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780822341604 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822341603 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML236.8.C92 B34 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |