EL "REVIVAL" DE MÚSICA DEL SIGLO XVIII EN ESPAÑA DURANTE EL PERÍODO DE ENTREGUERRAS. CUATRO CASOS DE ESTUDIO RELACIONADOS CON LA RED SOCIAL DE JOSÉ SUBIRÁ

Abstract

Spain was a fertile place for the reconstruction and performance of eighteenth-century music repertories during the interwar period. Its official neutrality during the two world wars permitted the free movement of researchers, managers, and performers who specialized in early music. The purpose of this article is to discuss, in the context of Jose Subira's social and professional network, four case studies related to the re-emergence of eighteenth-century secular music in the time before the Spanish Civil War. First, I discuss the problematic revival of the tonadilla and its relationship to the epistemology of musicology at the time. Second, I analyze an event of outstanding importance for the academic and performative dimensions of eighteenth-century repertoires: the conference of the International Musicological Society held in Barcelona in 1936. Then, I study the role of the Asociacion de Cultura Musical in the international transfers of administration patterns and performance practices of early music. Finally, I assess the performance of eighteenth-century repertories in the conglomerate of institutions covered by the Junta para la Ampliacion de Estudios. This research aims to contribute to a history of early music performance in Spain that takes into account not only public professional concerts, but also private and amateur spheres.