MUSC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Curt Sachs, Soundscape, Japanese Language
26 Sep 2016
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The distinctive sounds, settings, and significances of music (shelemay 2015:8) Consider what made music sound the way it sounded; cultural context . Refer to diagram: sound > setting > significance > soundscapes. Anecdote: metis fiddle music: during portage fiddles were small enough to transport, it became an unaccompanied instrument because guitars, pianos ect were not accessible. Be sure to discuss all three aspects of a soundscape and why they are important to fully understanding a particular music culture. This vocabulary reflects what is valued by that particular culture. Each culture has its own vocabulary to describe music. Good at notating within it"s own system, rhythm is limited. It is not very good at notating complicated rhythms found outside western culture. South africa, music does not even need melody just needs to cause a rhythmic stirring in the body. Use the tool of western notation but understand it"s limitations. Organology = the study of musical instruments/the study of musical sound sources.
