Beyond Nations: A Thematic History
Beyond Nations: A Thematic History
Author(s): Manuel Pedro FerreirаSubject(s): Cultural history, Music, Social history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: transnational history; cultural exchanges; cross-Atlantic networks; African influence;
Summary/Abstract: This paper describes an on-going project, the collaborative T ematic History of Music in Portugal and Brazil; it details its context, rationale, concept, structure and the process that led to its public presentation and preliminary development at CESEM/FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. T e importance of Africa in the understanding of some facets not only of modern popular music, but also of 16th18th century genres in Portugal and Brazil is particularly stressed; examples of both polyphonic and instrumental music are given to illustrate this early influence.
Journal: Muzikologija
- Issue Year: 2/2019
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 163-186
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English
