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

Session

Musical sources from Europe to America

FP33

12 Jul 2025, 12:30

Aula 10

Conveners

Musical sources from Europe to America

• Dinko Fabris (University of Basilicata / University of Leiden)

105. Artists' Piano Rolls: Circulation and Exchange of Musical Repertoires in Spain at the Beginning of the 20th Century

12/07/2025, 12:30

Free paper

This paper discusses the research carried out as part of the project Artist's Piano Rolls in Spain, led by Lourdes Rebollo at the Universidad Internacional de Valencia.
Artist’s piano rolls are part of the history of recorded music. They provide valuable information about early recording technologies and performance practices, as well as the musical and cultural tastes of early 20th century...

93. Two Nineteenth-Century Modinha Songbooks from Brazil: Transatlantic Destinies

12/07/2025, 12:50

Free paper

The sentimental modinha stands as one of the most traditional song-forms of the Portuguese-speaking world. In the present paper, however, I shall highlight two nineteenth-century modinha songbooks that are currently held neither in Brazil nor in Portugal. Rather, though produced in Rio de Janeiro, the songbooks are presently housed at the Robert Bosch Foundation in Stuttgart and the Spanish...