La poética musical de Canciones, de Federico García Lorca

Abstract

This paper is an analysis, from a musical-literary point of view, of Canciones (Málaga, 1927), a book by Lorca which has been largely overlooked by the critics. Our starting point is a general description that will allow us to place the book within the context of both the European Avantgarde movement and the Generation of '27. The interartistic nature of this cultural period and the author's musical vocation provide the initial motivation that explains our musical-literary approach. Starting with a close reading of the book, and using the methodology designed by Brown (1987) and Scher (1970), we will focus on the intrinsic musicality of the text, which is present in both the titles and most external paratexts, and in the creative core of the poems.