Isaac Albéniz’s Iberia as the Eternal Memory of Andalusia

  • Anna Błażejczyk The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Faculty of Humanities
Keywords: Isaac Albéniz; Andalusia; Iberia; Spanish music of 19th/20th century; national identity

Abstract

The article is a case study illustrating the phenomenon of historical and cultural memory of the Andalusia region in the work of Isaac Albéniz, a famous Spanish composer of classical music on the turn of the 19th and 20th century. The article discusses the most outstanding composition of I. Albéniz Iberia in the context of the issue of national identity, history and culture of Andalusia. It contains a historical outline of individual Andalusian regions and Albéniz’s letters.

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Published
2019-10-24
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