YC230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Wayang, Muqaddimah, Art Music
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In a number of contexts, an expectation prevails for interaction between audience and performer not just as a matter of expressing appreciation but as a means for interactive shaping of what is performed. In improvised performance (hindustani performance sequence), audience response can play a big part in how the soloing musician proportions the music he or she is creating. Passionate responding can lead to the musical idea that drew the response might get prolonged, repeated with subtle change. Audience-performer interaction can also shape performances by some larger groups (arab-american ensemble, muqaddima). This audience reaction reveals an aesthetic value in eastern arab music whereby a premium is often given to musicians and listeners alike achieving an ecstatic state, tarab, during performances. A number of musical features facilitate the creation of tarab in art music context, including mood of the maqam to reign over the occasion.
