Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article investigates the intersection of memory, music, and historiography, using the Mater Verbi’s choir and the autobiographical writings of the composer Father José Maria Wisniewski as a case study. The primary objective is to analyze how Wisniewski's musical practice and personal documents contribute to the preservation and transmission of both collective and individual memory, with a focus on the transition from the Cecilian Movement to the Second Vatican Council. The research is based on the analysis of chronicles and diaries written by Wisniewski, exploring the role of these texts in maintaining the identity of the choir and constructing a social memory. The discussion examines the function of these records as agents of continuity and reinterpretation, considering the challenge of forgetting. The results suggest new ways to integrate autobiographical studies in music with memory studies through the creation of narratives.
Source: Per Musi
Institution: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409362005