Revised Research Idea

Research question : How did music shape the development of culture in Latin America?

Primary Source:

I found an example of Colonial Latin American Music but I had trouble finding any other type of primary source to work with but I would like more.
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKXORmI9q9s

Secondary Sources:

-https://www.jstor.org/stable/43537132?
-https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199766581/obo-9780199766581-0179.xml
-https://music.si.edu/story/exhibiting-music-history-us-exhibits-latin-american-and-latino-musicians-and-their-traditions
-https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16gz78d.11?

I would like to explore the craftsmanship of Colonial Latin America by the development of Empire. I am also interested in how cultural diffusion from Europe effected music development in the region.

6 thoughts on “Revised Research Idea

  1. dcox20

    This sounds like a cool project Zachary. My one recommendation would be to narrow down your search. I think you focus on a specific part of Latin America because the question you’re asking is very broad. But incorporating traditional music is a perfect primary source, especially if you’re interested in music.

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  2. Andrew S

    This is a very interesting topic. Music is not really studied a lot in history and it would be really interesting to see what effects music has had on historical events.

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  3. Jake Cohen

    An under represented topic I believe. Very cool idea. I think it would be cool to try to see how much music pre-contact has survived today. As well as seeing the music scene in Latin America today and whether it is more influenced by European or Native roots.

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  4. Matt

    Sounds awesome. One thing you could maybe look at is if their music adapted at all when Old World colonists began to settle in the Americas. On the flip side, you could see if New World music had an impact in the Old World.

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  5. Abby

    This is an awesome research idea and seems like it will be fun to research! I would do some background work into what music was like before and after colonialism. Looking at specific instruments could also be interesting to see how those developed, maybe some of the “old world” instruments influenced “new world” instruments and vice versa. These could give you some more sources as well.

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