Musical Historiography of the Parishes in Spain: State of the Issue

Abstract

Most of the studies carried out in Spain about religious music have taken the cathedrals and collegiate churches as their source of study, classifying and transcribing works, analyzing the musical resources of the centers, the circulation of interpreters among them, the way the ecclesiastical economy affected their music or the evolution and acceptance of the different styles. However, the musical study of the parish churches did not have the same success, although it was there where the works that most of the people listened were played and sometimes they had the material and human resources typical of churches with collegiate and even cathedral standing. So in this article it is covered the Spanish musical historiography about parish churches, determining the state of the topic and thus favoring future studies about the subject.