Call for
Papers
International
Conference: Diplomacy and Aristocracy as patrons of music and theatre in Europe
of the ancien régime (July 1-3, 2016), Queluz National Palace, Portugal
Organizer: Divino
Sospiro - Centro de Estudos Musicais Setecentistas de Portugal (CEMSP)
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Scientific Board:
Manuel Carlos de Brito (Portugal), Francesco Cotticelli (Italy), Cristina
Fernandes (Portugal), Paologiovanni Maione (Italy), Iskrena Yordanova
(Bulgaria)
Keynote-speakers:
Francesco Cotticelli (Seconda Università degli Studi, Naples),
Helen Geyer (Institut für
Musikwissenschaft, Weimar)
CEMSP will
organize from July 1st through 3rd an International Conference at the National
Palace of Queluz (Portugal) on the theme of Diplomacy and Aristocracy as
promoters of music and theatre in Europe of the ancien régime. The conference
aims to further the dialogue about the dense network created by diplomatic
relationships between European courts and aristocratic households at that time
frame. The offices of ministers plenipotentiary were often outposts which could
provide useful information about the cultural life in foreign countries.
Sometimes artistic strategies destined to leave a legacy in the history of the
arts, and especially of music and theatre, were defined through the exchanges
of couriers. Ministers favored or promoted careers, described or made pieces of
repertoire available to other audiences, and even supported practitioners in
their difficult travels by planning profitable tours. They stood behind
extraordinary artists and protected with their authority many stage performers,
and carefully observed the cultural and musical life of the countries where
they resided, transmitting precious information.
A primary
goal of the conference is to concentrate on the European links of the
Portuguese court within the temporal frame of the 18th century.
Investigations
will also have to place emphasis on celebratory events (feasts and other
events), on the circulation of theatrical plots and practitioners promoted by
political and diplomatic connections.
Scholars
are invited to submit individual proposals with the maximum length of 20
minutes per paper. Session proposals will be accepted as well: a maximum of
three or four papers will be taken into consideration, and the session should
not exceed 1h 30.
Official
languages of the conference are Portuguese, Italian, English and Spanish.
Abstracts
in Word format (.doc), should not exceed 300 words. Please enclose in the same
file a brief curriculum vitae of max. 150 words. Please provide your name and
surname, postal address, e-mail and telephone number, as well as you
institutional affiliation.
Deadline
for sending abstracts is April 15th 2016
E-mail: cemsp@sapo.pt
The
scientific board will examine all abstracts by April 30th 2016, and
contributors will be informed immediately thereafter.
