Playing in the cathedral : music, race, and status in New Spain / Jesús A. Ramos-Kittrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramos-Kittrell, Jesús A., author.

Series:

Currents in Latin American & Iberian music

Currents in Latin American and Iberian music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--18th century--Social aspects--Mexico.

Music.

Church musicians--Mexico--18th century.

Church musicians.

Music and race--Mexico--History--18th century.

Music and race.

Music--Social aspects.

History.

Social aspects.

Mexico.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 228 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Contents:

1 Studying Music Culture in New Spain 14

Introduction 14

Rupture and Continuity 14

New Approaches to Colonial Music Culture 19

2 Music, Race, and Social Status 26

Introduction 26

Music and Social Life 26

Race and Calidad 36

Shifting Trends in Music and the Benefits of Corporate Membership 44

3 Music, Letters, and the Clerical Path 60

Introduction 60

Limpieza De Sangre as Social Currency 60

Nobility: The Desired Calidad 65

Music: Strategy for An Ecclesiastical Career 76

The Choir Chaplains 83

4 Ignacio Jerusalem and Changes in Music Thought 96

Introduction 96

Politics in Music Thought 96

Profiling a Chapelmaster 100

Música Práctica Versus Música Especulativa 110

The Limits of Música Práctica: Caveats For A Parvenu 123

5 Decency in the Music Chapel 128

Introduction 128

Part 1 Antecedents 129

Part 2 Transforming the Music Chapel 142.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190236816

0190236817

OCLC:

933580544

Publisher Number:

99968464683