Original scientific paper

DRUMMING IN THE NIGHT, RITE AND PERFORMANCE IN BAJO ARAGÓN

Goffredo Plastino ; The Alam Lomax Archives at žHunter College, New York, U.S.A.

Abstract

The author considers various aspects of the drum performances that
take place in three towns in Bajo Aragón, Spain: Hijar, La Puebla de
Hijar, and Calanda. The performances on snare and bass drums occur
only on two days during the celebration of Holy Week in two
distinct settings: religious processions and, apart from these,
primarily at night. An analysis reveals that the drum performances
are the actual realization of a spirit of community and of a desire for
individual self-expression among the Bajoaragoneses, and that they
constitute the means rendering all this possible.

Keywords

Holy Week; drumming; Spain

Hrčak ID:

33488

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/33488

Publication date:

15.12.1999.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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