The Paraguayan Harp - From Colonial Transplant to National Emblem (Hardcover)

How did a music instrument transplated to South America by colonial Jesuit missionaries earn the official designation as Paraguay's cultural national symbol? This ethnomusicological and organological study of the Paraguayan diatonic harp in the twentieth century tells its story as an emblematic national musical instrument. First used liturgically by Jesuit missions in colonial times, the transplanted European diatonic harp was transformed and adopted into the folk music vocabulary of Paraguay and the Rio de la Plata region. Following the commercial success of Paraguayan harpist Felix Perez Cardozo in the 1930s in Argentina, the instrument's symbolic value as an icon of social, cultural, and national identity was articulated in local traditions such as popular folk music festivals. It received designation of arpa paraguaya (Paraguayan harp) and, in 2010, official recognition as simbolo de la cultura nacional (cultural national symbol). The author's fieldwork in Paraguay and continuous contact with composers, educators, festival organizers, harp performers, researchers, and festival organizers have provided unique insights into the development of the Paraguayan harp tradition as a cultural icon of the nation.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2015
Authors:	Alfredo Colman
Dimensions:	237 x 158 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-9819-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-9819-X
Barcode:	9780739198193

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