Is Eastern Insulindia a Distinct Musical Area?
This article identifies the principal musical traits of eastern Insulindia and investigates the extent to which these traits are also found in other parts of the archipelago. These traits include, among many others, an emphasis on vocal music (especially group singing) over instrumental music, singi...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:archipel_373 https://doi.org/10.4000/archipel.373 urn:doi:10.4000/archipel.373 en https://journals.openedition.org/archipel/373 2017-03-22T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/a1w1 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Is Eastern Insulindia a Distinct Musical Area? Archipel Association Archipel info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2104-3655 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0044-8613 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/archipel Yampolsky , Philip This article identifies the principal musical traits of eastern Insulindia and investigates the extent to which these traits are also found in other parts of the archipelago. These traits include, among many others, an emphasis on vocal music (especially group singing) over instrumental music, singing in various polyphonic textures, the triple subdivision of beats, complex meters, and phrases of “irregular” length (not divisible by four). References are provided to audio and video recordings exemplifying each of the traits discussed. The conclusion is that few of the traits are totally unique to the eastern region, but (a) they are found in greater concentration in the eastern region than anywhere else in Insulindia, and (b) when found in Insulindia outside the eastern region, it is typically in regions where neither gamelan music nor Muslim music predominate. Two hypotheses are briefly formulated to explain these findings. Cet article dégage les traits musicaux principaux de l’Est insulindien et sonde dans quelle mesure ceux-ci se trouvent aussi dans d’autres régions de l’archipel. Ces traits comprennent, entre autres, la prédominance de la musique vocale (surtout chorale) sur la musique instrumentale, une variété de textures polyphoniques, la subdivision de la pulsation en trois, des mètres complexes, des phrases de longueurs « irrégulières » (non divisible par quatre). Des références audio et vidéo sont fournies pour illustrer chacun des traits mentionnés. La conclusion indique que peu de traits sont vraiment propres à la région, cependant, d’une part, on les trouve en grande concentration dans l’Est insulindien et d’autre part, quand ils apparaissent en Insulinde hors de la région orientale, c’est précisément là où ni la musique de gamelan ni la musique islamique ne prédominent. L’auteur esquisse deux hypothèses pour expliquer ses découvertes. |
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This article identifies the principal musical traits of eastern Insulindia and investigates the extent to which these traits are also found in other parts of the archipelago. These traits include, among many others, an emphasis on vocal music (especially group singing) over instrumental music, singing in various polyphonic textures, the triple subdivision of beats, complex meters, and phrases of “irregular” length (not divisible by four). References are provided to audio and video recordings exemplifying each of the traits discussed. The conclusion is that few of the traits are totally unique to the eastern region, but (a) they are found in greater concentration in the eastern region than anywhere else in Insulindia, and (b) when found in Insulindia outside the eastern region, it is typically in regions where neither gamelan music nor Muslim music predominate. Two hypotheses are briefly formulated to explain these findings. |
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Is Eastern Insulindia a Distinct Musical Area? |
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