MUSIC 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kotekan, Oh Mother, Duduk
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Chapter 3: music"s meaning in everyday life (south indian raga nilambari) Case study: significance of south indian raga nilambari. Amba nilambari (oh mother clad in blue) The power of music to communicate a wide range of emotions and information. How does music convey meaning: sounds can imitate or refer to other sounds, sounds can signify entities or ideas within a soundscape, music sound can communicate specific meanings within individual cultures and subcultures. The importance of a musical piece is determined by a listener"s understanding of a given music"s meaning, and perceptions of its value to others within the same soundscape. With the addition of the text, it can help mirror the music (e. g. singing about heaven , likely hit a. Khoomii singers represent their music with the mountains and the landscape. Some examples have no recognizable text and use the shape of the melody rather high pitch)