MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Shakuhachi, Gustavo Santaolalla, Edo Period
1 Nov 2016
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Week 4 - lecture 8: introduction to world music. Music around the world is influenced western music. Modern pop songs of the middle east merge w/ western popular music. Societies can operate in the way their music functions. Ghana, african drumming is hugely incorporated in their daily lives. Each society regards music in their own way. Ethnomusicologists live in the society & observe music making. Music is often regarded as accompaniment to dance. Oral traditions (instead of written music) that are passed down. Homophonic texture (vocals carry melody, instruments provide accompaniment) Polyrhythms (more than one rhythm played at same time) Rhythms were brought to brazil during slave trade. Hand-made instruments (animal hides, wood, nuts, gourds and seeds) 2 important facts: played in dawn ceremony; repetition; 3 layers; sonic distortion. Heard 5 times a day (from top of a mosque) Free rhythm (no time signature, no clear down beat) Repertoire of classical music (played by professional musicians)
