Global Mediterranean. Postcolonial music histories (16th-20th centuries). IMS Intercongressional Symposium

Session

Musical Studies go Digital

FP9

9 Jul 2025, 15:30

Aula 8

Conveners

Musical Studies go Digital

• Juan Pablo González Rodríguez (Instituto Tecnologico Metropolitano de Medellín)

170. The Noguera-López-Chavarri Letters: Networks of Folklorists and Musical Nationalism in Turn-of-the-Century Spain (MUSred Project)

09/07/2025, 15:30

Free paper

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...

161. A Gregorian Chant, a Melodic Revelation from Mount Sinai, and the Burning of Martyrs at the Stake: the Legends and Presumed Relationship of Sanctus and Aleinu

09/07/2025, 15:50

Free paper

We will probably never know how the earliest Christian chants were related to Jewish chants, due to the lack of ancient sources. Nevertheless, some later notations of Gregorian and synagogue chants suggest a relationship. This paper discusses one such case: the melodies of the Jewish hymn Aleinu (“We Must Praise”) and a nearly identical Sanctus. Aleinu, like the more famous Kol nidrei, belongs...

148. Title of the Project: Zajal Digital Chronicles: An Interactive Collective Memory for the Preservation and Transmission of Lebanese Zajal (remote)

09/07/2025, 16:10

Free paper

Project Overview:
The Zajal Digital Chronicles project seeks to establish an interactive digital archive dedicated to preserving and transmitting Lebanese Zajal—an oral poetic tradition deeply rooted in Lebanon’s cultural heritage. By integrating modern digital technologies and a participatory approach, this initiative ensures the longevity and accessibility of this art form in an evolving...