Music archives organization: a conceptual framework

Authors

  • Esteban Cabezas Bolaños Archivo Histórico Musical, Universidad de Costa Rica. 2060, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i13.899

Keywords:

Archivistics, Musicology, File organization, Music archives, Specialized archives

Abstract

Music is the art of producing sound. As any artistic expression developed

by man, music leaves a footprint, which could either be a paper or electronic-

based document or a recording, but always, in any case, a musical document.

Music archives, then, have emerged for the proper organization of these

documents, which should not be seen as something new since their origins can

be traced from the composition of the first musical works in ancient times, through

the Middle Ages to our own times. Nowadays, the organization of documents

has gained prominence due to the development of archivistics as a excellent

tool in the process of information dissemination for the society of knowledge.

The proper organization, conservation and dissemination of the musical heritage

of a society, region or country become more relevant in a globalized world

aiming to go beyond frontiers and cultures. Music is a significant element of the

cultural identity of a society, and knowing how to properly gather and preserve

this heritage through an adequate archivistic methodology becomes more and

more important every day.

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Published

2005-12-01

Issue

No. 13 (2005)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Music archives organization: a conceptual framework. (2005). Información, Cultura Y Sociedad, 13, 81-99. https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i13.899