Masters Thesis

A humanistic reading of Gaspar Sanz's Instrvccion de Mvsica sobre la Gvitarra Española

The purpose of this thesis is to locate traces of humanism in the 1674 method book of Aragonese guitarist Gaspar Sanz, Instruction de Mvsica sobre la Gvitarra Espanola (Musical instruction for the Spanish guitar). Building connections from Sanz back through the history of Spanish humanism, this text presents a unique interpretation of the early Spanish guitar, an instrument inseparable from the liberation and secularization of the Western European intellect. Beginning with background on the guitar and humanism separately, this thesis links the two subjects through an analysis of Instruction in nine chapters dedicated to the front matter of Sanz's method book, its didactic guidelines, and its music. The impact of language and writing on the sociological image of the guitar comprises one of the most prominent recurring ideas.

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