Because of its material characteristics, the sonic poses a challenge to the influential paradigm of religion as mediation. This article makes a case for a neo-phenomenological analytic of atmospheres in order to do justice to the sonic in anthropological approaches to religion. Approaching the sonic as atmospheric half-things, I propose a…[Read more]

Research about Bruckner and the relation of Greek-German musicologist Constanton Floros and Anton Bruckner

Chapter about the relation of Greek-german musicologist Constantn Floros and his output about Austrian composer Gustav Mahler

Dictionary Article about the 18th century Spanish composer Antonio Soler (1729-1783), chapel master of Escorial Monastery in Madrid

Critical study about the musical bibliography of Antonio Soler

Journal article about the organization of the music chapel at the royal monastery Descalzas in Madrid during the 18th century

Research about the first reception of Mozart’s music in 18th century Spain

Study about the construction of organs in North Spain by Cavaillé-Coll (19th century)

Together with the cathedrals of Valencia and Orihuela and the Seminary of Corpus Christi in Valencia, the Cathedral of Segorbe is one of the main musical centres of the Valencian Community. This article is an introduction to the origin of the diocese, its difficulties in establishing itself and, finally, its administrative structure and the main…[Read more]

Studiy about the role of music at the court of Alfonso X

Abstract submitted to Timbre 2023 conference. This abstract describes a new approach to understanding consonance and dissonance.

Research about the influence of the musicological outpput of relevant Researcher Constantin Floros

The present study, carefully edited, already announces in its title a very precise description of its subject. It is preceded by another, published in 2012 (La música en la Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor de Talavera de la Reina durante el siglo XVIII), in which the same author revealed the existence, until then little or not known, of an i…[Read more]

Introductory overview of musical theory and thought in Spain in the 17th and first half of the 18th century.
Panorama introductorio sobre la teoría y el pensamiento musicales de España en el siglo XVII y primera mitad del XVIII.

Before arriving in Spain, Francisco Corselli had developed an important career as opera composer and sacred music when he arrived in Spain in 1733 from Parma thanks to his previous relations with Isabella de Farnese, the future queen of Spain, and with the ducal house of Parma. At the Madrid court, he began his career as ‘maestro de música’ for…[Read more]

This article deals with reception Opera history and shows how influential the Spanish tenor was in bringing Mozart’s operas to audiences especially in Madrid, in London, and in Paris.