The History of Basque Music - Paperback

by Josu Okiñena (Editor)

"Basque music" refers to the music that is created or experienced where Basque culture has been established or is practiced mainly in the present-day Euskal Herria (Basque Country) but also outside of its borders, including the music created by Basques in the diaspora. Although in recent years research has been conducted on Basque music and musicians, until now there has been no panoramic view of Basque music. Therefore, this work embraces a chronological view of music from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century but also includes the most recent trends in composition with the addition of chapters on women and Basque music and a brief history of jazz, and popular music. The bibliography incorporates a selection of the most relevant sources, and the volume concludes with a phonography listing the most representative audio files from the different eras of Basque music.

Author Biography

Josu Okiñena studied in Madrid, London, and New York (The Juilliard School). He dedicates his professional work to performance and research. With a Ph.D. from the University of Valladolid, he performs regularly in some of the world's most important concert halls and records for Sony Classical. In addition, he is a pioneer in research on performance practice. Dr. Okiñena is currently a professor at Musikene. Musikene is the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country, established by the Basque Government in the 2001-2002 academic year.