La orden que prohibió interpretar obras clásicas a las orquestas de jazz y de baile en los primeros años del franquismo

Resum

The end of the Spanish civil war in 1939 led to a dictatorship with a system of censorship that would affect the entire musical sphere. One of its most characteristic embodiments was an Order published by the National Performing Arts Syndicate in 1942, which prohibited jazz and dance orchestras from performing classical works. This study examines this provision from a normative perspective. To that end, it considers aspects related to its publication, dissemination, language and interpretation. It also examines the authority to carry out the censorship that the order established, and its implementation. Compliance and non-compliance, the pieces censored and how the linguistic vagueness of the regulation was addressed are discussed in relation to the latter question. In methodological terms, the study is based on archive documentation and contemporary regulations. The perspective adopted is analytical an critical. The results highlight numerous failures in the aspects mentioned above, which demonstrate a blatant disregard for the rules. Likewise, a significant absence of internal coordination is apparent, as well as shortcomings in its imp