Musical representation in the domestic context in early modern Barcelona
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Tess Knighton [1]
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[1] CSIC-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
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- Localización: Quadrivium, ISSN-e 1989-8851, Nº. 7, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Música y espacios urbanos en la Edad Moderna. Nuevos acercamientos metodológicos), págs. 5-18
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This article aims to offer a fan with the musical representation that can be found in the domestic context in Barcelona in the Modern Age through tapestries and other decorative elements that have been found in inventories, as well as the consideration of social contexts and artistic in which these works were found, as far as possible. The big problem we face is the brief descriptions of the notaries, since most probably the musical iconography that appears in works of art with devotional and biblical themes would have been more common than suggested. The same happens with the mythological scenes, since saints, gods and heroes are usually represented with musical elements, although in few occasions it is mentioned specifically. Other performances also show women playing or listening to a musical instrument. In this article we face the limitations of inventories as a tool for research, especially for the limited number of examples and that is why probably the inventories cause more questions than they respond. However, with specific examples, there is a clearer idea of the musical imaginarium of the time and the social class to which the owners of these works belonged.
