ANTH398D - Ethnomusicology

Meeting 3

September 18, 2007

Disciplines, World Music

Next Week (Ethnography)

● Similar Anthro● Crisis representation● Focus on distinctive

History

● Pre-1884● Folk● Collecting● Boulton, Lomax● Transcription● Composers

– Hungarians Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók

Interest Non-Western music

● Great musical traditions– Indian Classical music – Parallel Great Religions

● French exhibition– Gamelan

Challenge with Non-Academic Enthusiasts

● Appear snob, disrespectful● Bread and butter● Belong

Criticism Non-academic on ethnic music

● Exoticism● Fun● Pop theory● Authenticity● Let's play gamelan

Comparative Musicology (C-MUL)

● Recordings● General statements about humankind● Evolutionism, Diffusionism, Areas● German Psychology● Non-holistic● Universalism

Boas

● Pivot● C-MUL to Anthro of music● Folklore● Collecting (Archives, Barbeau)● Save from fading● Culture from arts

Nationalism

● Identity● Herder● Humboldt● Grimm● National troupes

Anthros on Music?

● Technical● Involving● Some performance practice● Devote life to music● Some do w/o label

Anthropological Definition of Music

● Human● Culturally-defined● Sound● Organization● Process vs. product● Sound, Concept, Behaviour

Ethnomusicology

● “Ethnomusicology” but anthropology class● Ethno-musicology, w/ hyphen, Kunst ('50)● Musicology restrictive● Ethnomusicology all not MUL● Historical parallels with anthro

– Often Lag

Playlist

● Huun-Huur-Tu Prayer 2:34● Tinariwen Oualahila Ar Tesninam 3:49● Mory Kanté Yé Ké Yé Ké 4:02● Amadou & Mariam Sénégal Fast Food 4:21