ORCID
- Nuria Bonet: 0000-0003-2695-6230
Abstract
During the early twentieth century, Catalonia experienced a period of great cultural and musical development through the Noucentisme movement, which aimed to elevate its national culture to a symbol of high art. The xeremies (shawms) of the cobla ensemble, which played the sardana genre, were integrated into symphonic and chamber repertoire. This required the technical improvement of the tible (treble) and tenora (tenor) xeremies, but also encouraged the invention of new instruments in the shawm family. The barítona (baritone shawm) was premiered in 1930 by the Banda Municipal de Barcelona and represents a milestone in Catalan music in the tumultuous period before the Spanish Civil War.
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Publication Date
2025-10-10
Publication Title
Journal of the Royal Musical Association
ISSN
0269-0403
Acceptance Date
2024-08-07
Deposit Date
2025-04-03
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First Page
1
Last Page
26
Recommended Citation
Bonet, N., & Fontelles-Ramonet, A. (2025) 'The xeremies of the Banda Municipal de Barcelona: from the symphonic turn of the cobla to the invention of the barítona', Journal of the Royal Musical Association, , pp. 1-26. Available at: 10.1017/rma.2025.10051
