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Experiencing rhythm : contemporary malagasy music and identity / by Jenny Fuhr.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML1846.M32 F84 2013
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Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center DVD-ROM ML1846.M32 F84 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fuhr, Jenny.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnomusicology--Madagascar.
- Ethnomusicology.
- Music--Madagascar.
- Music.
- Madagascar.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (sound, black-and-white ; 4 3/4 in.)
- 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- text file
- Summary:
- Accompanying DVD-ROM contains ... "17 sound examples; 1 video example."--Cf. menu screen.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Music in Contemporary Madagascar 1
- Introduction
- "Contemporary Malagasy Music" (Randrianary 2001): "6/8 rhythm" meets Lova-tsofina
- Fieldwork Experiences
- Outline
- Chapter 2 Theorising "Rhythm" 23
- What is "Rhythm"?
- The Concepts of "Metre" and "Measure"- Different Interpretations and Understandings
- Rhythm in African Music and the Invention of New Terms
- Rhythm in Culture and Language
- Malagasy Rhythm(s)
- Chapter 3 Musicking Researchers and Researching Musicians 47
- Key Terms
- The Idea of "Self' and "Other" within Ethnographic Fieldwork
- The Notion of "Experience": "Narrativisation of Experiences" and "Musical being-in-the-world" (Titon 1997)
- The Importance of Integrating the Analysis of Discourses and Musical Practices
- "Towards a (more) Performative Ethnomusicology" (Baily 2008)
- Understanding Musically
- "Presumption of Sameness" (Agawu 2003) and "Subject-centred Ethnography" (Rice 2003)
- Chapter 4 Contesting the "6/8 Rhythm" 70
- The Importance of the Research Context
- The "6/8 rhythm" as used in Western Musicology
- The Musicians' Usage of the Term: Identification or Taking Distance?
- Terminological Confusion
- Example Salegy
- The Challenge of the International "World Music Market" and Musicians' Individual Experiences: Perspectives and Strategies
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5 Exploring the Lova-tsofina: Musicians' Theories on the Origin and Meaning of "Rhythm" in Malagasy Music 99
- The Importance of Listening to the Musicians' Own Concepts
- The Topoi
- Environment
- Everyday Life
- Language
- Dance
- Influences From Outside
- Emotions and Spiritual Ideas
- Chapter 6 Experiencing "Rhythm" 143
- Composing and "Malagasising" Tunes
- Tapping Feet, Counting, and Clapping
- Intercultural Musical Encounters-Examples of Musicians' Experiences
- Participating Musically Myself
- Examples
- The Importance of Lova-tsofina
- "6/8 rhythm" and the Opportunity of Binaries and Ternaries
- Engaging in "Malagasising" Music
- The Importance of Language and Lyrics
- The Importance of the Instrument and its Playing Technique
- The Emphasis on Personality and Individuality in Malagasy Music
- Chapter 7 Conclusion 178.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781443850476
- 1443850470
- OCLC:
- 868042748
- Publisher Number:
- 99955673343
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