Ximenez: Music & Politics

April 17, 2023 00:59:46
Ximenez: Music & Politics
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Ximenez: Music & Politics

Apr 17 2023 | 00:59:46

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Hosted By

Debra Nagy Hannah De Priest

Show Notes

In this episode, SE favorite Karin Cuellar-Rendon and the Ximenez Quartet trace the early nationbuilding efforts of 19th-century Latin American composers Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado (Bolivia-Peru), José Bernardo Alzedo (Chile), and Chiquinha Gonzaga (Brazil) who integrated elements of the European classical tradition with local musical genres.

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