Middle Sepik music and musical instruments in the context of Melanesia
The ceremonial flutes and the large slit drums are the most significant musical instruments of the Sepik River region. The sculptures and decorations on the instruments link them to the mythical world and their sounds represent the voices of ancestor spirits. Furthermore, a detailed music analysis r...
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| Τόπος έκδοσης: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/jso, |
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| Μορφή: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Γλώσσα: | Anglais |
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Journal de la société des océanistes
2018
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Περίληψη: | The ceremonial flutes and the large slit drums are the most significant musical instruments of the Sepik River region. The sculptures and decorations on the instruments link them to the mythical world and their sounds represent the voices of ancestor spirits. Furthermore, a detailed music analysis reveals the miscellaneous and complex ways of how the ceremonial music represents this society’s structure and its driving force. This contribution is based on the findings from a short field trip in the 1980 and the study of relevant publications. |
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