MUH6515 Week 1 Blog
Title of piece -
Hira Malaza Taloha - Eny rodorodoy ny famindra (Music of Madagascar, Yazoo Rec)
· Performer(s)
· Culture of Origin - Madagascar (East Africa)
· Instrumentation -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJnn97uR93Y&list=PLNCkgrYRiLz5H8dOmVG55wnXGpBEzU5tN&index=1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJnn97uR93Y&list=PLNCkgrYRiLz5H8dOmVG55wnXGpBEzU5tN&index=1
The study of ethnomusicology informs musicians on world
styles outside of classical European tradition. Ethnomusicology also reminds us
of how small the world is musically. We play the same notes, some a little out
of tune for each other’s ears, but our sound is totally different. The rhythms we experience across the world are
similar but still unique when placed with the respective musics. In this
example, the meter is three and the call and response of the voices is almost
like an echo. A lot of music in the European tradition features call and
response, but this selection’s execution is very different.
Hi Monet,
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool piece of music! Do you know this music personally or did you search for it? You are right that music of different places may feature similar elements of music, but it is they way they are all put together that makes the music different. It is interesting you brought up the out of tune part right away because that is always the thing that is hardest for me when listening to non-Western music. We are trained so carefully in music school to "play in tune," but this does not mean the same thing every where. The call and response is very evident and it seems to be one of those universal features in music across the world. I wonder what the lyrics of this song are? Were you able to find anything about what it means? Great choice!