Colonial counterpoint
Subtitle: music in early modern Manila
By: D. R. M. Irving
Series: Currents in Latin American and Iberian music
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780195378269
Description: The author reconnects the Philippines to current musicological discourse on the early modern Hispanic world. He uses the metaphors of counterpoint and enharmony to critique musical practices within the colonial milieu. The introduction and institutionalization of counterpoint acted as a powerful agent of colonialism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Colonial capital, global city; title: Musical transactions and intercultural exchange; title: Mapping musical cultures; title: The hispanization of Filipino music; title: Courtship and syncretism in colonial genres; title: Cathedrals, convents, churches, and chapels; title: Regulations, reforms, and controversies; title: Fiesta filipina; title: Contrapuntal colonialism.