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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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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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