MUS 2382 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Brazilian Highlands, Engine Room, Sikuri
27 Apr 2017
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M u s 2 3 8 2 e x a m r e v i e w. Connection to the court (aristocracy) and the church . Formal training required: art music: composed for appreciation, to be performed in a concert venue (a high form of entertainment) Pan-european music: music performed in same contexts (concert hall, opera stage) and with similar instruments (orchestra, ensembles, vocal practices) Folk music (german: volk: music for the common people . Represents that country or culture"s musical roots, part of their cultural identity. Juxtaposed to pan-european or pan-global musics: arabic influence (spain and southeastern europe) Spanish flamenco: cante song form with strained timbre and use of melismas, vibrant rhythmic activity. Bulgaria women"s chorus: strained vocal timbre and melismas. Examples: spanish flamenco, russian balalaika, irish uilleann bagpipes. Symbol of russian folk music promoted by vasily andreyev. Hungary: cimbalom: national instrument of hungary (associated with rom/gypsy music)
