Convergent evolution in a large cross-cultural database of musical scales. [PDF]
Scales, sets of discrete pitches that form the basis of melodies, are thought to be one of the most universal hallmarks of music. But we know relatively little about cross-cultural diversity of scales or how they evolved.
John M McBride +2 more
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Urban music from Kosovo and Metohija in the researches of Serbian ethnomusicologists up to the second half of the twentieth century [PDF]
Folk music of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija is considered to be archaic in popular discourse. From the scientific side, that is supported by the ethnomusicological printed and sound recordings, which are one of the first sources about Serbian ...
Dumnić Marija
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Folklorism is presented as a component of culture change. The aim of the article is to show how ethno- and musicologists, folklorists, music teachers, broadcasters, and others, have influenced traditional peasant culture in times of fundamental ...
Dahlig Piotr
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Ethnomusicologists researching towns they live in: Theoretical and methodological queries for a renewed discipline [PDF]
This article focuses on theoretical and methodological implications of the 20th-century epistemic turn in the humanities towards a more self-critical and politicized approach to the production of knowledge in academia.
Araužo Samuel
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Learning traditional singing in Serbian clubs in Vienna - economic aspects between amateurism and professionalism [PDF]
Serbian clubs in Vienna are cultural, artistic, and sports organisations formed in the 1970s by Yugoslav guest workers, then called Yugoslav clubs.
Rašić Miloš
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Event Review: The XXXVI European Seminar in Ethnomusicology
This review describes the XXXVI European Seminar in Ethnomusicology as a virtual event organized by colleagues. The event is important to all ethnomusicologists and people interested in the field of ethnomusicology globally.
Fulvia Caruso
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FOLK SONG COLLECTION IN CSÍKMADARAS AT THE TURN OF THE 20-21ST CENTURY [PDF]
Csíkmadaras is in the southern part of the microregion called Felcsík. The latter has always been a preferred area for ethnomusicologists, beginning with Béla Bartók.
Zoltán SZALAY
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Musical Improvisation and Elegant Writing: Ālāpana in South Indian Karnatak Music Performed by U. Srinivas [PDF]
When ethnomusicologists and music theorists analytically approach how musicians improvise, some scholars utilize concepts drawn from linguistics and linguistic anthropology.
Garrett Field
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Institute of musicology, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (1948-2010) [PDF]
The article gives an overview of the early days of the Institute, then proceeds to explain the development of the research projects, the further education of research members of the Institute and finally the results of the Institute’s work in various ...
Petrović Danica
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