Abstract

ABALLI MORELL, Elvira. The “Well-Tempered Clavier” of Felisberto Hernández. Valenciana [online]. 2019, vol.12, n.24, pp.7-32.  Epub Dec 30, 2019. ISSN 2007-2538.  https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v0i24.389.

Critical interest in the work of Felisberto Hernández has increased since Julio Cortázar and Italo Calvino brought recognition to his writing and incorporated him into the cultural field. However, the intersection between literature and music in Hernández’s stories has not been sufficiently addressed, despite the evident amalgam between both fields. This article attempts to fill this critical lacuna through an interdisciplinary analysis that decodes the presence of music in the work of Hernández and examines its contribution to the narrative of this author. Hernández’s musical knowledge and experience as an interpreter are translated into his work through the use of both a musical imaginary and the character of the pianist. The presence of musical discourse can be detected in his work, specifically through macroforms and microforms, dynamics, and agogic.

Keywords : Music; Latin-American literature; Uruguay; Silence; Baroque.

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