New Data for the Study of the Harp in the Chilean Colonial Periphery

Authors

  • Gonzalo Martínez García Universidad de Talca); Universidad de Tarapacá
  • José Miguel Ramos Universidad de Talca); Universidad de Tarapacá

Abstract

The study examines from a critical perspective the presence of the harp in the religious and domestic milieu of the Chilean colonial periphery. It aims to demonstrate that the harp was performed by people belonging to different social groups –haracterized by rigid class distinctions stemming from their historical and cultural backgrounds– and that the use of the harp became a sort of a permanent link among them.

Keywords:

colonial music, harp, periphery, social networks