Reflejos de la música revolucionaria francesa en la España napoleónica (1808-1814): cantos y propaganda política en calles y salones

Abstract

Study of some conceptual and stylistic parallelisms between the songs and hymns originated around the French Revolution (1789) and the political songs and hymns performed in Spain during the Napoleonic occupation (1808-1814). The article analyzes how French revolutionary music was perceived in Napoleonic Spain, as well as the stylistic features of some songs performed at that time in the Spanish streets and salons. The article includes Appendices with three Spanish songs from the period 1808-1814 representing diverse ideologies: Cuando la reina se pone Bon Bon (against José Bonaparte) and Ese narizotas (against Fernando VII), both taken from oral tradition and edited by Federico Olmeda in 1908; and Ven, Fernando amado (ca. 1814), a song against liberalism for vocal soloist, three-voice choir, and piano, presented in a critical edition based on a manuscript preserved at the Biblioteca Nacional de España.