Oral Transmission: A Marriage of Music, Language, Tradition, and Culture
There are a number of misunderstandings about ancient oral transmission that negatively affect the way musicians view music history but also the process of how music was and currently is conceived, recorded, and shared.
Emma E. Patterson
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Computing melodic templates in oral music traditions
The term melodic template or skeleton refers to a basic melody which is subject to variation during a music performance. In many oral music tradition, these templates are implicitly passed throughout generations without ever being formalized in a score.
Nadine Kroher +2 more
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THE TRADITION OF “CUNȚANU” CHURCH MUSIC BETWEEN THE ORALITY AND THE UNIFORMIZATION TRENDS
The Orthodox Church music in Transylvania, unlike the other regions of the country, had a special path. Circulating in oral form, it was first fixed in writing, in 1890, in the collection belonging to Professor Dimitrie Cunţanu.
Daniel MOCANU
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STYLISTIC FEATURES OF CHURCH MUSIC AFTER DIMITRIE CUNȚANU, A DEFAULT TYPOLOGY [PDF]
Present both in the melodies recorded by Dimitrie Cunțanu and in the melodies that we find in the oral tradition, modal constructions represent melodic molds for defining the central Transylvanian musical style.
Daniel MOCANU
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Oral Tradition as Context for Learning Music From 4E Cognition Compared With Literacy Cultures. Case Studies of Flamenco Guitar Apprenticeship [PDF]
Juan-Ignacio Pozo +2 more
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Appropriating “Usûl” in the Tradition of Turkish Folk Music
Melody and rhythm correspond to makam and usûl, respectively, in Turkish music. Edvars, which are important for historical understanding and the transference of Turkish music, are also crucial for understanding makam and usûl.
Onurcan Kaya
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Nilai-Nilai Tradisi Bukoba di Pasir Pengaraian Rokan Hulu Provinsi Riau
Bukoba Tradition is an oral tradition that delivers news in the form of verse, and the verse contains words and meanings to be conveyed accompanied by music. Bukoba is a tradition that contains values which should be recognized by the younger generation.
Syefriani Syefriani +2 more
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Writing Orisha Music: Text, Tradition, and Creativity in Afro-Cuban Liturgy
This essay examines the flow of music associated with orisha—anthropomorphic deities—across networks defined variously by art, scholarship, folklore, and religion, all of which overlap and nourish each other. Transmitted via oral tradition, written texts,
David Font-Navarrete
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Audiovisual media in public ethnomusicology and education: A Sardinian experience [PDF]
In recent decades, audiovisual media has been increasingly used in ethnomusicological research. If we consider how scholars use them, four main areas of application can be identified: 1) data analysis, 2) documentary films, 3) public ...
Lutzu Marco
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COURT MUSIC AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE ALAAFIN OF OYO EXPERIENCE
Court music is played in the palace of kings (Oba, Obi, Sarkin, Etsu and Alaafin) in Nigeria. The music consists of both vocal and instrumental repertories.
John Olugbenga Ajewole
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