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Dear Colleagues,

On 25 and 26 March 2020 a conference is being organised at the Euro-Arab
Foundation in Granada, Spain.

The details are contained in the Call for Papers below.

The purpose of the conference is to explore the poetic and dance-song forms
of medieval al-Andalus (muwashshah and zajal), and the possibility of their
influence on the lyrics of Early Europe.

We are inviting colleagues working in associated disciplines (including, of
course, Music Studies) to consider offering a paper.

If this is of interest, or if you would simply like to attend, please write
to the address below.

Details of the conference are posted here:

https://www.soas.ac.uk/muwashshah-conference/

With best regards,

Ed Emery

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Call for Papers:

MUWASHSHAH, ZAJAL, AND THE EARLY EUROPEAN LYRIC

Papers are invited for a two-day international conference to be held in
Granada, Spain on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 March 2020.

VENUE: Fundacion EuroArabe de Altos Estudios / Euro-Arab Foundation
San Jeronimo 27, Granada

The conference will address (a) general questions of the history and
development of muwashshah and zajal lyrics; and (b) the specific question of
crossovers from medieval Andalus into Early Europe.

This is the fifth in a series of conferences (Oxford 1988, Madrid 1989 and
SOAS, London 2004, 2007)

The southward spread of these song forms from Andalus is widely studied and
documented, and is part of Maghrebi and Arabic musical "heritage".

A crucial question remains to be researched. Along with the northward
exportation of musical instruments beyond the Pyrenees, did the rhythms and
melodies of this formidable dance-song genre also reach into early Europe?

A prima facie examination says yes - the Italian ballata, for instance, is
generally taken to have "zajalesque" roots and origins. But in-depth
research since the days of Julia Ribera y Tarragon (1858-1934) and H.G.
Farmer (1882-1965) has been relatively thin on the ground. The time has come
to re-address these questions.

Ours will be an international conference, and we welcome contributions in
the fields of Arabic, Jewish and Romance medieval music, song and dance.

Abstracts of proposed papers should be sent in the following format:

    -- TITLE OF PROPOSED PAPER

    -- INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION(S) OF PRESENTER(S) OF PAPER

    -- ABSTRACT [max. 200 words]

    -- CV OF PRESENTER(S) OF PAPER [max. 100 words]

Deadline: Abstracts should be submitted by Tuesday 31 December 2019.
Expressions of interest prior to submission of abstracts are also welcome.

Notifications will be sent in mid-January.

Mail to: [log in to unmask]

The conference will be open to the general public. For registration, write
to the above address.

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