The presence of music in the Histories of Galicia published in the nineteenth century. Looking for an identity

Abstract

In the nineteenth century, there was a paradigm shift in history books published in Galicia; change that would be influenced by the incorporation of new romantic ideas and the emergence in the 40s of provincialism. This new time begins with the History of Galicia by Verea e Aguiar (1838), who exposed through his work a new vision of Galician history marked by the appearance of Celtism, having Manuel Murguía as the most representative. These historical accounts not only focused on historical facts, but also seeked to collect "traditions" and "customs", in line with what was already happening in other European countries, and which would be known as "Folklore". Then, within these "customs" there will be references to music and dance, which will be treated very differently by the authors.