Muslims, Jews and Christians in medieval Muslim Seville: (711-1248 CE) : perceiving artistic expressions as signs of acculturation
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Date
2006-06
Authors
Vaughan, Laura Elaine
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University Of Oregon
Abstract
In the past few centuries, scholars have begun to reevaluate the Euro-centrism of western
history. Spain in the Middle Ages presents fertile research ground because it was ruled
under Muslims for seven hundred years. Musicologists still debate as to whether the
famous manuscript, Las Cantigas de Santa Maria, contains any Arabic musical influence.
This thesis enlarges the scope of this debate beyond the musical manuscript. This study
centers on Seville, where Alfonso X commissioned the Cantigas, in order to better
understand the cultural relationships within the city at the time of the Cantigas' creation.
I look at five art forms that were either created in Seville or had strong ties with this city:
the illustrations, poetry, and music of the Cantigas, a treatise on chess commissioned by
Alfonso, and the architecture of Seville. This thesis does not prove any new theory.
Instead, I focus on finding a new approach to discovering a more conclusive answer
regarding Arabic musical influence in Las Cantigas de Santa Maria. Through this
comparative analysis, I seek to accurately gauge the possibility of Arabic musical
influence within Las Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Description
v, 124 p. : ill. (some col.), maps. A THESIS Presented to the School of Music and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Music Performance, 2006. A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call numbers: SCA Archiv Vaughan 2006