MUSC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bharata Muni, Semiotics, Pibroch

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Music
• Course: MUSC 103
• Professor: Margaret Walker

Document Summary

Sign which imitates or represents its meaning literally. A (cid:862)(cid:374)o s(cid:373)oki(cid:374)g(cid:863) sig(cid:374) or (cid:373)usi(cid:272)al sou(cid:374)d effe(cid:272)ts. Sign which has a direct connection to its object of meaning. Smoke is the index of a fire. Harsh tone is the index of physical tension on the part of the performer. Arbitrary and culturally relevant meaning which must be learned. Some of musical significance is iconic, but most of it is symbolic. Aesthetics (cid:862)the (cid:272)o(cid:374)stellatio(cid:374) of philosophi(cid:272)al pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s raised i(cid:374) our thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out the fi(cid:374)e arts(cid:863) (harvard dictionary) Treatise on drama, dance, music, and aesthetics by bharata muni c. 300 ce(common era) Correct bhav or expression on the part of the performer will create rasa in a musically sensitive audience. Raga (cid:862)(cid:373)ode(cid:863) or set of pit(cid:272)hes with specific patterns(melodic motives) and a host of extra-musical associations. There"s a (cid:373)ood or e(cid:454)pressio(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)ted to ea(cid:272)h raga. Cd 1 track 39; listening guide 37, p. 152. Cd 2 track 1; listening guide 38, p 154.