Date of Award
Spring 2019
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Department
Art
First Advisor
Sarah Williams
Abstract
It is generally accepted by Western music epistemologies that women did not perform on wind instruments during the early modern era. Recent organological and convent research has discovered a female bajón tradition in Spanish convents. This tradition lasted from the mid-15th century through the early 20th century. This document discusses the implications of this tradition and explores why similar traditions did not exist throughout early modern Europe. Capitalism, church law, and early modern medical theories are all discussed to give a fuller context of gender and music performance in the early modern era.
Rights
© 2019, Taylor Danielle Gable
Recommended Citation
Gable, T. D.(2019). Instrumental Gendering: A Case Study of Convent Bajón Tradition in Early Modern Spain. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/5283