MUS 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pentatonic Scale, Mental Disorder, Peter Pears
Unit 7: The Other and the Self: Exoticism, Gamelan, and Sexuality
- Recapping Unit 6
o Exoticism
▪ The use of non-Western elements in Western music
o Othering
▪ Laelig goup/people/plae as diffeet fo oe’s o
▪ Bizet’s Carmen
• Carmen = Roma
• Music = Spanish
• Music is different, treated is different, associated with many
characterization of Roma
• Labeled as different
o Transcultural Composing
▪ Hybrid of Western and non-Western styles
▪ Not iteded to Othe
▪ Deuss’s Pagodes from Estampes
• Inspired by Gamelan
• Gamelan scales, textures
• Not trying to represent or label certain type of people
- Setting the stage
o 20th century
o North America, Europe, Bali
- Colin McPhee in Bali 1900-1964
o Canadian
o Study music in US
o Lived in Bali for 8 years (1931-1938)
o Followed his wife to Bali (anthropologist)
o homosexual
o Ethnomusicological study
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Document Summary
Unit 7: the other and the self: exoticism, gamelan, and sexuality. Inspired by gamelan: gamelan scales, textures, not trying to represent or label certain type of people. Setting the stage: 20th century, north america, europe, bali. Imitates gamelan scales (by using pentatonic: melodies taken from traditional music, transcultural composing, not meant to stand/point at anything, attempt to create a hybrid style. Benjamin britten 1913-1976: english, wrote widely accessible music. Introduced to gamelan music by mcphee: later visited bali. Inspired by gamelan music: known for his operas, one of the most known composers of operas during 20th century, homosexuality, peter pears, tenor (singer, b(cid:396)itte(cid:374)"s life pa(cid:396)t(cid:374)e(cid:396, musical partners. I(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed i(cid:374) e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) step of b(cid:396)itte(cid:374)"s (cid:449)o(cid:396)k: all operas written with pears in mind, several operas deal with themes related to homosexuals in society, usually implicit. Homosexuality in the mid-20th century: considered a crime in many places. Illegal in england until 1967: scientists/psychologist viewed as a mental disorder, hidden relationships.
