Transported by Song

Corsican Voices from Oral Tradition to World Stage

AvCaroline Bithell

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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The traditions of the Mediterranean island of Corsica have been well preserved and revitalized, yet little has been written about it in scholarly circles. This work represents the first treatise on Corsican music in the English language. Transported by Song: Corsican Voices from Oral Tradition to World Stage chronicles the evolution of Corsican music from the early 20th century to the present, charting its progression from the world of oral tradition to a vibrant new performance culture maintained by an expanding cohort of cosmopolitan players.Drawing on extensive fieldwork, comprehensive interviewing, and close observation of Corsican affairs, author Caroline Bithell maps out the social, cultural, economic, and political climate of Corsica in the 20th and early 21st centuries, offering insights into the way French cultural policy, decentralization legislation, and EU funding structures have impacted musical activity on the island. Key issues are explored through case studies of Corsican performing groups, allowing the reader to appreciate the musicians' inspirations and intentions, their ability to balance local and cosmopolitan frames of reference, and the relation of their new output to 'traditional' idioms and procedures. The book also offers new perspectives on debates about music and ethnicity and gender dynamics, and explores the use of modern technology in an oral idiom, and the psycho-physiological and transcendental experiences associated with polyphonic singing. Well researched and comprehensively written, Transported by Song also includes musical transcriptions, a glossary, discography, filmography, and bibliography.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-05-25
Mått:154 x 231 x 26 mm
Vikt:644 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Europea: Ethnomusicologies and Modernities
Antal sidor:404
Förlag:Scarecrow Press
ISBN:9780810854390

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Caroline Bithell teaches courses in ethnomusicology, world music, and arts administration at the University of Manchester, UK, and is the editor of The Past in Music, a special issue of the journal Ethnomusicology Forum.

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Bithell (ethno-musicology, world music, and arts administration; U. of Manchester) explores the role of music in the history and culture of the Mediterranean island, unique aspects of traditional Corsican music, the persistence and revival of musical traditions over the course of the 20th century, and the contemporary professional music scene in European and world context. The music is available on the Internet...

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Editor's ForewordPart 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 Readers' Notes: Musical Examples and Corsican Names and TerminologyPart 4 MapPart 5 Introduction: Engaging with Musical Traditions in CorsicaPart 6 Part I - Island Culture, Traditional Song, and the Corsican Sound: Historical and Conceptual RootsChapter 7 1 Histories and Identities: The Island and Its PeopleChapter 8 2 Songs of the Oral Tradition: Genres and ContextsChapter 9 3 The Corsican Sound and the Power of SongPart 10 Part II - Mobilizing Tradition in a Secular Age: Cultural Identity and Musical ReincarnationsChapter 11 4 Traditional Music, Chanson, and Folklore c. 1920-1970: The Challenge of ModernityChapter 12 5 The Riacquistu: Cultural Associations, Musical Militants, and the Generation of 1970Chapter 13 6 Cultural Development and Polyphonic Renaissance in the 1980sPart 14 Part III - Bridging Worlds: Contemporary Voices, Local Realities, and Transnational ProcessesChapter 15 7 Multiculturalism, World Music, Métissage, and Polyphony: Navigating Transnational SpacesChapter 16 8 Corsican Identity in the New Europe: Mediterraneanism, Cultural Policy, and Support for Creative DevelopmentChapter 17 9 Professional Groups, Performance Culture, and the Living Tradition in a New MillenniumPart 18 Epilogue: Corsican Voices in the Twenty-first CenturyPart 19 GlossaryPart 20 DiscographyPart 21 FilmographyPart 22 BibliographyPart 23 IndexPart 24 About the Author