Open AccessBeyond nations: A thematic history
Author(s) -
Manuel Ferreirа Pedro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
muzikologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0976
pISSN - 1450-9814
DOI - 10.2298/muz1927163f
Subject(s) - polyphony , thematic map , presentation (obstetrics) , context (archaeology) , thematic structure , thematic analysis , instrumental music , history , sociology , visual arts , art , geography , literature , cartography , social science , linguistics , archaeology , qualitative research , philosophy , musical , medicine , radiology
This paper describes an on-going project, the collaborative Thematic 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. The importance of Africa in the understanding of some facets not only of modern popular music, but also of 16th- 18th century genres in Portugal and Brazil is particularly stressed; examples of both polyphonic and instrumental music are given to illustrate this early influence.