Las danzas de espadas en el Andévalo onubense: una visión etnomusicológica

García Bernal, Mercedes

Publication year:

2012

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1137-859X

Summary

This article provides an overview of sword dances, accompanied by bagpipes and drums, which exist in the region of Andévalo (Huelva). Such dances reveal their features within the festive-ritual context in which they occur. The article then focuses on musical aspects and how they interrelate with dances, including transcription and analysis of a part of the repertoire.