Do They Sound Like Bells or Like Howling Wolves? - Interferential Diaphony in Bistritsa- An Investigation into a Multi-Part Singing Tradition in a Middle-Western Bulgarian Village (Hardcover, New edition)

This study represents a thorough investigation of a polyphonic vocal village tradition in Bistritsa, Bulgaria. Outsiders describe the narrow intervals of these songs as being "maximally rough", while the singers themselves experience their performance as smooth, beautiful and pleasant. Almost identical polyphonic traditions can be found in places sometimes thousands of kilometers apart. This inquiry is carried out within a very broad and comparative context, whereby historical sources, the origin of different constituents and etymologies as well as electronic sound analysis are taken into account. The results are stunning and ever more relevant - and not just for ethnomusicologists: The babi or grannies of Bistritsa and their songs have been inscribed on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind in 2008.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Vergleichende Musikwissenschaft, 7
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Gerald Florian Messner
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	419
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-62910-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music Books > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music
LSN:	3-631-62910-9
Barcode:	9783631629109

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