Don Quixote in Western Classical Music
Location
Science Center, K209
Document Type
Presentation
Start Date
4-25-2014 1:30 PM
End Date
4-25-2014 2:30 PM
Abstract
Since its early 17th-century publication, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha has captivated composers of music throughout the West. In this project, I explore why the novel has for so long served as a source of inspiration to composers. I look at the way in which Don Quijote was interpreted in various European countries and how this influenced music composed there. Finally, I look at the broader impact that Don Quijote had on Western concert music.
Recommended Citation
Connor, Julia, "Don Quixote in Western Classical Music" (04/25/14). Senior Symposium. 14.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/seniorsymp/2014/presentations/14
Major
Violin Performance; Hispanic Studies
Advisor(s)
Milan Vitek, Violin
Patrick O'Connor, Hispanic Studies
Project Mentor(s)
Patrick O'Connor, Hispanic Studies
April 2014
Don Quixote in Western Classical Music
Science Center, K209
Since its early 17th-century publication, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha has captivated composers of music throughout the West. In this project, I explore why the novel has for so long served as a source of inspiration to composers. I look at the way in which Don Quijote was interpreted in various European countries and how this influenced music composed there. Finally, I look at the broader impact that Don Quijote had on Western concert music.
Notes
Session I, Panel 5 - Measure for Measure: Meditations on Metamorphoses, Don Quixote, and “The Long Watch”
Moderator: Patrick O’Connor, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies
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