{"product_id":"the-zarabanda-variations-paperback","title":"The Zarabanda Variations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdgar Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKeir Gogwilt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraces the buried colonial roots of baroque music through poetry and improvisation with ten musicians from across the Americas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis combined chapbook and musical album collects the work of a group of musicians convened by violinist and composer, Keir GoGwilt. \u003ci\u003eThe Zarabanda Variations\u003c\/i\u003e also features Edgar Garcia's prose, poetry, and performances, creating a space for the textual, visual, and musical components of the project\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto be in conversation. Through these various media, the artists traverse the colonial histories of musical dances like the zarabanda, which eventually became known as the Sarabande in European Baroque culture. The result is a multimedia collage of musical traditions, personal reflections, original compositions and improvisations, which challenge the projected unity of the Baroque by drawing from the fractured, migratory reality of its past and future. Other contributors (also featured on the album): Wilfrido Terrazas, Mariana Flores Bucio, Vicente Atria, Miranda Cuckson, Carrie Frey, John Popham, Alec Goldfarb, Kyle Motl, and Jonny Allen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEDGAR GARCIA\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of English at the University of Chicago, where he is affiliated with the Program in Creative Writing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEmergency: Reading the Popol Vuh in a Time of Crisis, Skins of Columbus: A Dream Ethnography\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSigns of the Americas: A Poetics of Pictography, Hieroglyphs, and Khipu\u003c\/i\u003e. KEIR GOGWILT is a violinist and composer whose work combines historical and musicological research with collaborative experimentation. A founding member of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), he has performed original work at Baryshnikov Arts Center, Luminato Festival, American Repertory Theater, and the Ojai Music Festival, and has published written work in \u003ci\u003eBach Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurrent Musicology, Naxos Musicology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTempo\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eOrpheus Institute Series.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 6 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56558075412785,"sku":"9780819502902","price":10.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/pN23uYASVU9780819502902.webp?v=1790794343","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/the-zarabanda-variations-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}