This is a study of vocal expressions in the borderland between speech and song, based on performances from cultural contexts where oral transmission dominates. Approaches drawn from perspectives belonging to both ethnomusicology and linguistics are integrated in the analysis. As the idea of the performance template is employed as an analytical tool, the focus is on those techniques that make performance possible. The result is an increased understanding of what performers actually do when they employ variation or improvisation, and sometimes composition as well. The transmission of these culture-specific techniques is essential for the continuation of this form of human communication and interaction with the spirit world. By comparative study of other research, the result of the analysis is viewed in relation to ongoing processes in society.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Håkan Lundström
EAN: 9789198557763
COUNTRY: Sweden
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Lund University Press,Sweden
DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-07-12
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GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, MUSIC / Ethnomusicology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies
WIDTH: 138 cm
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Book Themes:
East and Southeast Asian languages, North and Central American indigenous languages, Folk, Folkloric styles, Theory of music and musicology, Linguistics, Ethnic studies, Social and cultural anthropology
Håkan Lundström is Professor Emeritus of Music and Society at Lund UniversityJan-Olof Svantesson is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Lund University
