El Proyecto de arreglo para la orquesta del teatro de Barcelona: Nuevos parámetros para el análisis de la actividad musical

Abstract

In 1838 the musicians of the S. Creu theater's of Barcelona undertaken the reform and stabilization of his orchestra. Between différents purposes, they look for improve the orchestra's standard, guarantee his job and make a pension found. His initiative was one of the firsts of Spain in the first half of the century. It arise, with urgency, to alleviate the awkward financial positions of the seculars musicians after they have lost theirs jobs by Mendizábal law of 1835. The documentation permits the reconstruction of the orchestra's activities, and reconsideration of the orchestral model at the time. The S. Creu theater was then the principal opera's coliseum at Barcelona, before the creation of the Liceu theater.