Description
The exchange of correspondence between the Mallorcan folklorist Antonio Noguera (1858–1904) and the Valencian Eduardo López-Chavarri Marco (1871–1970) provides a valuable source of information regarding the study of musical nationalism in Spain during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A comprehensive analysis of their correspondence, with a focus on the collection and adaptation of traditional music, illuminates how both authors delved into the potential of formulating a repertoire firmly embedded in local customs while unveiling novel avenues for expression and interpretation—always under the mentorship of Felipe Pedrell.
This collection of letters, one of the most comprehensive in the López-Chavarri archive, is analyzed as part of the MUSred project. The project, titled "Música, redes y nacionalismo: análisis de la conciencia restauradora a través de la correspondencia de Eduardo López-Chavarri Marco (1871–1970)," is funded by the Generalitat Valenciana and led by the MUSurba research group, "València. Territori sonor. Musicologia i cultura urbana," at the Universidad Internacional de Valencia. The project's comprehensive database, encompassing over seven hundred contacts, reveals an extensive network of composers, musicologists, folklorists, performers, painters, and writers from diverse backgrounds.
This paper will present the identified network of contacts and analyze how these connections facilitated the dissemination and consolidation of traditional repertoires across various cultural domains. In the course of this analysis, the role of intellectual networks in shaping identity discourses will be examined, offering insights into the processes of cultural construction in turn-of-the-century Spain. Preliminary findings from the correspondence between Noguera and López-Chavarri will be used to shed light on the practices that contributed to the formation of nationalist discourses in music and culture.
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