Beautiful politics of music : trova in Yucatan, Mexico / Gabriela Vargas-Cetina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vargas Cetina, Gabriela, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Mexico--Yucatán (State)--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Troubadours--Mexico--Yucatán (State).

Troubadours.

Yucatán (Mexico : State)--Civilization.

Yucatán (Mexico : State).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, [Alabama] : The University of Alabama Press, 2017.

Summary:

An exploration into the history and practice of trova, a genre of music that is the soul of Yucatán. Yucatecan trova is a music genre comprising a type of romantic song that is considered "the soul of Yucatán and Yucatecans." This first book on Yucatecan trova offers an insider's view of the history and practice of a treasured cultural heritage.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Music, Identity, and the Yucatecan Puzzle

1. Beautiful Politics of Music: The Fight for Trova as the Classical Music of a Cosmopolitan Yucatán

2. Yucatecan Trova: The Music of a Cosmopolitan Modernity

3. Music, Love, and Politics: Trova and the Mexicanization of Yucatán

4. Organized Romance: Bohemians, Organization, and Yucatecan Trova Music

Conclusions: Vernacular Cosmopolitanism, Modernity, and the Beautiful Politics of Music

Notes

Glossary

References

Discography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-9147-9

OCLC:

1002493107