The recovery of musical heritage prior to the Spanish Civil War: Joan Pujol i Mateu Authors Laia Pujol i Tost Marc Renau i Meier DOI: 10.2436/20.1003.01.146 Keywords: recovery of the musical heritage, biography and work of Joan Pujol i Mateu, Orquestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu, Orquestra Ibèrica de Barcelona, Orquestra Pau Casals, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona, Orquestra Filharmònica Barcelonesa. Abstract Catalan musical heritage, particularly from the period immediately prior to the Civil War, features many composers of notable potential whose contributions were obscured by historical circumstances. Joan Pujol i Mateu (1862-1938), a violinist, composer and educator, is one of them. He was a respected individual who worked with eminent figures such as Pau Casals or Joan Lamote de Grignon. However, due to the war and the dark post-war years of the Franco dictatorship, his compositions were relegated to the archives and his biography nearly forgotten. This article serves a dual purpose. Firstly, it seeks to demonstrate how the digitization of archives and, above all, the enthusiasm of musicians to perform new repertories can enable us to rediscover and disseminate the works of these forgotten composers, thereby enriching the current musical landscape. Secondly, once this preliminary research has been conducted, it also seeks to pave the way for more in-depth, exhaustive research into the composer. This would provide a more accurate explanation of the cultural and musical shift that took place in Spain during this period. This article offers an initial biography followed by a broad, albeit not comprehensive, overview of his works to allow readers to become acquainted with Joan Pujol. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads PDF (Català) Issue Vol. 17 (2024) Section Articles License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Revista Catalana de Musicologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Revista Catalana de Musicologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the Societat Catalana de Musicologia for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia when submitting articles. — The Societat Catalana de Musicologia is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
