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Major Figures in Spanish Culture

By: Fundación Juan March
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  • Renowned experts profile prominent figures that have contributed in a decisive way to the advancement of Spanish culture.
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  • 13. Tomás Luis de Victoria
    Nov 8 2023

    Owen L. Rees, a professor of Music at the University of Oxford and a Fellow in Music and Organist (Director of Music) at The Queen's College, University of Oxford, speaks about Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611), a renowned Spanish Renaissance composer celebrated for his choral music, known for its harmonies and profound spiritual expression.

    BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS ABOUT TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA

    O’Regan, Noel, "Victoria, Soto and the Spanish Archconfraternity of the Resurrection in Rom”’, 'Early Music', 22, 1994, pp. 279-295.

    O'Regan, Noel, “Tomás Luis de Victoria's Roman Churches Revisited”, 'Early Music', 28/3, 2000, pp. 403-418.

    Rees, Owen, “Tomás Luis de Victoria”, 'Oxford Bibliographies Online', 2013. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199757824-0091.

    Rees, Owen, 'The Requiem of Tomás Luis de Victoria (1603)', Cambridge-Nueva York, Cambridge University Press, 2019.

    Stevenson, Robert, 'Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age', Berkeley-Los Ángeles, University of California Press, 1961.

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    28 mins
  • 12. Lope de Vega
    Nov 2 2023

    Jonathan Thacker, the King Alfonso XIII Professor of Spanish Studies and a Fellow of Exeter College at the University of Oxford, discusses Lope de Vega (1562–1635), a playwright and poet who played a crucial role in Spanish literature during the Golden Age. He was a contemporary of Cervantes and Shakespeare, and he authored as many as 800 plays and numerous poems, making substantial contributions to the evolution of Spanish theater through works such as 'Fuente Ovejuna' and 'El castigo sin venganza'.

    BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS ABOUT LOPE DE VEGA

    Dixon, Victor, "Lope Félix de Vega Carpio”, 'The Cambridge History of Spanish Literature', Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp. 251-264.

    García Reidy, Alejandro, 'Las musas rameras: oficio dramático y conciencia profesional en Lope de Vega', Madrid/Frankfurt, Iberoamericana/Vervuert, 2013.

    García Santo-Tomás, Enrique, 'La creación del “Fénix”: Recepción crítica y formación canónica del teatro de Lope de Vega', Madrid, Gredos, 2000.

    McKendrick, Melveena, 'Theatre in Spain, 1490–1700', Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1989.

    Samson, Alexander and Thacker, Jonathan, 'A Companion to Lope de Vega', Woodbridge, Tamesis, 2008.

    Sánchez Jiménez, Antonio, 'Lope: el verso y la vida', Madrid, Cátedra, 2018.

    Thacker, Jonathan, 'A Companion to Golden Age Theatre', Woodbridge, Tamesis, 2007.

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    29 mins
  • 11. Manuel de Falla
    Oct 25 2023

    Michael Christoforidis, a Professor of Musicology at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, discusses Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), a pivotal figure in Spanish culture during the Silver Age and arguably one of Spain's most renowned composers. He achieved widespread recognition in a country more famous for its literary and visual artists. Falla's music effectively bridged Spanish and French influences, highlighting modernity while preserving a profound connection to Spanish culture, evident in works such as 'La vida breve,' 'Noches en los jardines de España,' and 'El retablo de Maese Pedro.'


    BOOKS ABOUT MANUEL DE FALLA

    Christoforidis, Michael, 'Manuel de Falla and Visions of Spanish Music'. London-New York, Routledge, 2018.

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    34 mins

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