Abstract (eng)
The piano suite Goyescas. Los majos enamorados is considered the masterpiece of the Spanish composer Enrique Granados and is also one of the most well-known works in Spanish piano literature. The title itself is a reference to the works of Francisco de Goya, which, in a narrative form, serve as the basis for a relatively concrete extramusical program. The composition period at the beginning of the 20th century falls into a time of economic, social, and identity-political instability and is clearly influenced by the discourse of the Generación del 98.This master's thesis, therefore, aims to analyze the elements related to the past that are illuminated with respect to the construction of collective identity through three approaches. The first approach focuses on aspects of musical reconstruction. This includes both the general interest in historical sounds that emerged as part of the early music movement in Spain as well as direct references to the music of the 18th century. Furthermore, it explores the specific function of Goya's works and their translation into musical-narrative structures. Following this, specific rhetorical features of the narrative program are attributed to a possible functionalization in collective memory. Finally, aspects of memory, both in the program and in the broader sense of the Goyescas setting in Madrid, are examined in terms of their emotional nature. This includes drawing parallels to a collectively felt sense of loss, which Miguel de Unamuno defines as the tragic sense of life that characterizes the Spanish consciousness.