List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Closing the Colonial Past
2. Nineteenth-Century Invasions and Influences
3. Inception, Institutionalization, and Venue
4. The BME during the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution
5. Mestizaje, Musical Pedagogy, and the Socialist State
6. Municipal Control to Innes’s Reign
7. From Political Proselytizer to Economic Engine
Conclusion: Gauging the Political Tool
Appendix 1. BME Directors
Appendix 2. Oaxaca Military and National Guard Units, 1846 and 1848
Appendix 3. BME Dependencies
Appendix 4. Extraordinary Performances, 1966 (Partial)
Notes
Glossary of Song and Dance Forms
Bibliography
Index