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The sweet penance of music : musical life in colonial Santiago de Chile / Alejandro Vera ; translation Julianne Graper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vera, Alejandro, author.
- Series:
- Currents in Latin American & Iberian music.
- Currents in Latin American & Iberian Music
- Standardized Title:
- Dulce reato de la música. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Social aspects--Chile--Santiago--History.
- Music.
- Church music--Chile--Santiago.
- Church music.
- Music--Chile--Santiago--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- This text provides a fresh, comprehensive view of the musical life and its cultural context in Santiago, Chile, from its foundation in 1541 to the end of the colonial period, roughly in 1810. Combining the study of archival documents, secondary sources, and music scores, it deals with different aspects of musical life in the cathedral, convents and monasteries, private houses, and public spaces, considering, as well, the life and function of musicians as crucial agents in the music field.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Translated from the Spanish.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-094023-9
- 0-19-094024-7
- 0-19-094022-0
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