Music in imperial Rio de Janeiro : European culture in a tropical milieu / Cristina Magaldi.

Author/creator Magaldi, Cristina
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2004.
Descriptionxxix, 187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Music--Brazil. --Rio de Janeiro. --19th century. --History and criticism.
Music--Brazil. --Rio de Janeiro. --European influences.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social life and customs.

Contents Introduction. Culture of imitation ; A new world empire -- Imperial Rio de Janeiro musical milieu. Via Paris ; Brilliant immigrants ; The magic mirror ; The theater ; Concerts ; Too much to do -- Embracing opera. A tale of Isoldes and Otellos ; A place to see and be seen ; Italian opera via Paris ; A local tradition ; Competing crazes ; Paying for opera ; Operatic subculture -- Music for the elite. A special mystique ; Club Mozart ; Club Beethoven ; A dream comes true ; Imported music criticism -- Music, satire, and politics. An international musical phenomenon ; The infernal dance ; The final number ; The operetta model ; Musical reviews ; The politics of representation -- The national, the European, the local, and the foreign. Foreign music as a national symbol ; Imported musical nationalism ; Exotic national music ; Singing in Portuguese ; A flexible border.
Abstract This book is a look at how European culture, particularly European music, affected the social and cultural experiences of the residents of nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro. The focus is on how Cariocas (residents of Rio de Janeiro) responded to and often imitated different musical styles imported from Europe.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
LCCN 2004004745
ISBN0810850257 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML232.8.R5 M34 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold