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Revivals - movements that revitalize, resuscitate, or re-indigenize
traditions perceived as threatened or moribund into new temporal,
spatial, or cultural contexts - have been well-documented in
Western Europe and Euro-North America. Less documented are the
revival processes that have been occurring and recurring elsewhere
in the world. And particularly under-analyzed are the aftermaths of
revivals: the new infrastructures, musical styles, performance
practices, subcultural communities, and value systems that have
grown out of revival movements. The Oxford Handbook of Music
Revival helps us achieve a deeper understanding of the role and
development of traditional, folk, roots, world, classical, and
early music in modern-day postindustrial, postcolonial, and postwar
contexts. The book's thirty chapters present innovative theoretical
perspectives illustrated through new ethnographic case studies on
diverse music cultures around the world. Together these essays
reveal the potency of acts of revival, resurgence, restoration, and
renewal in shaping musical landscapes and transforming social
experience. The contributors present research from Euro-America,
Native America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Europe,
the former Soviet bloc, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. They
enrich the field by applying approaches and insights from across
the disciplines of ethnomusicology, ethnochoreology, historical
musicology, folklore studies, anthropology, ethnology, sociology,
and cultural studies. The book makes a powerful argument for the
untapped potential of revival as a productive analytical tool in
contemporary, global contexts-one that is crucial for understanding
manifestations of musical heritage in postmodern, cosmopolitan
societies. With its detailed treatment of authenticity,
recontextualization, transmission, institutionalization,
globalization, and other key concerns, the collection makes a
significant impact far beyond the field of revival studies and is
crucial for understanding contemporary manifestations of folk,
traditional, and heritage music in today's postmodern cosmopolitan
societies.
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The New (Ethno)musicologies (Paperback)
Henry Stobart; Contributions by John Baily, Michelle Bigenho, Caroline Bithell, Philip V. Bohlman, …
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Over the past twenty years, a range of radical developments has
revolutionized musicology, leading certain practitioners to
describe their discipline as 'New.' What has happened to
ethnomusicology during this period? Have its theories,
methodologies, and values remain rooted in the 1970s and 1980s or
have they also transformed? What directions might or should it take
in the new millennium? The New (Ethno)musicologies seeks to answer
these questions by addressing and critically examining key issues
in contemporary ethnomusicology. Set in two parts, the volume
explores ethnomusicology's shifting relationship to other
disciplines and to its own 'mythic' histories and plots a range of
potential developments for its future. It attempts to address how
ethnomusicology might be viewed by those working both inside and
outside the discipline and what its broader contribution and
relevance might be within and beyond the academy. Henry Stobart has
collected essays from key figures in ethnomusicology and
musicology, including Caroline Bithell, Martin Clayton, Fabian
Holt, Jim Samson, and Abigail Wood, as well as Europea series
editors, Martin Stokes and Philip V. Bohlman. The engaging result
presents a range of perspectives, reflecting on disciplinary
change, methodological developments, and the broader sphere of
music scholarship in a fresh and unique way, and will be a key
source for students and scholars.
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.
Revival movements aim to revitalize traditions perceived as
threatened or moribund by adapting them to new temporal, spatial,
and social contexts. While many of these movements have been
well-documented in Western Europe and North America,those occurring
and recurring elsewhere in the world have received little or no
attention. Particularly under-analyzed are the aftermaths of
revivals: the new infrastructures, musical styles, performance
practices, subcultural communities, and value systems that grow out
of these movements. The Oxford Handbook of Music Revival fills this
gap, and helps us achieve a deeper understanding of how and why
musical pasts are reimagined and transfigured in modern-day
postindustrial, postcolonial, and postwar contexts. The book's
thirty chapters present innovative theoretical perspectives
illustrated through new ethnographic case studies on diverse music
and dance cultures around the world. Together these essays reveal
the potency of acts of revival, resurgence, restoration, and
renewal in shaping musical landscapes and transforming social
experience. The book makes a powerful argument for the untapped
potential of revival as a productive analytical tool in
contemporary, global contexts. With its detailed treatment of
authenticity, recontextualization, transmission,
institutionalization, globalization, the significance of history,
and other key concerns, the collection engages with critical issues
far beyond the field of revival studies and is crucial for
understanding contemporary manifestations of folk, traditional, and
heritage music in today's postmodern cosmopolitan societies.
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