Download or read book Theoretical Concepts in Thai Classical Music written by Manop Wisuttipaet and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Theoretical Concepts on Thai Classical Music written by Mānop Wisutthiphǣt and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Critical Concepts in Music Theory written by Alexander Rehding and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music Theory has a lot of ground to cover. Especially in introductory classes a whole range of fundamental concepts are introduced at fast pace that can never be explored in depth or detail, as other new topics become more pressing. The short time we spend with them in the classroom belies the complexity (and, in many cases, the contradictions) underlying these concepts. This book takes the time to tarry over these complexities, probe the philosophical assumptions on which these concepts rest, and shine a light on all their iridescent facets. This book presents music-theoretical concepts as a register of key terms progressing outwards from smallest detail to discussions of the music-theoretical project on the largest scale. The approaches individual authors take range from philosophical, historical, or analytical to systematic, cognitive, and critical-theorical-covering the whole diverse spectrum of contemporary music theory. In some cases authors explore concepts that have not yet been widely added to the theorist's toolkit but deserve to be included; in other cases concepts are expanded beyond their core repertory of application. This collection does not shy away from controversy. Taken in their entirety, the essays underline that music theory is on the move, exploring new questions, new repertories, and new approaches. This collection is an invitation to take stock of music theory in the early twenty-first century, to look back and to encourage discussion about its future directions. Its chapters open up a panoramic view of the contemporary music-theoretical landscape with its expanding repertories and changing guiding questions, and offers suggestions as to where music theory is headed in years to come.
Download or read book The Traditional Music of Thailand written by David Morton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thai Classical Singing written by Dusadee Swangviboonpong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thai classical singing is a genre that blossomed during the golden age of music in the royal court at Bangkok during the nineteenth century. It took a variety of forms including unaccompanied songs used for narration in plays, instrumental music that was used to accompany mimed actions, and songs of entertainment accompanied by an instrumental ensemble. Today, Thai classical singing is found widely outside the court, and its influence is evident in many traditional songs. This book is the first in English to provide a detailed study of Thai classical singing. Dusadee Swangviboonpong discusses the historical background to this long-established genre, the vocal techniques that it employs, the contexts in which it is performed, the degree of improvisation that performers use, the setting of texts and the methods used to teach the songs. Teaching methods still tend to focus on oral transmission, although there have been recent attempts by the Thai authorities to standardize the way singing is taught and practised. These controls are, argues the author, a threat to the the variety in style and approach that has characterised this music and kept it alive. The book features transcriptions of Thai classical songs and a glossary of Thai terms, so making it a useful introduction to the genre.
Download or read book Thai Classical Singing written by Dusadee Swangviboonpong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thai classical singing is a genre that blossomed during the golden age of music in the royal court at Bangkok during the nineteenth century. It took a variety of forms including unaccompanied songs used for narration in plays, instrumental music that was used to accompany mimed actions, and songs of entertainment accompanied by an instrumental ensemble. Today, Thai classical singing is found widely outside the court, and its influence is evident in many traditional songs. This book is the first in English to provide a detailed study of Thai classical singing. Dusadee Swangviboonpong discusses the historical background to this long-established genre, the vocal techniques that it employs, the contexts in which it is performed, the degree of improvisation that performers use, the setting of texts and the methods used to teach the songs. Teaching methods still tend to focus on oral transmission, although there have been recent attempts by the Thai authorities to standardize the way singing is taught and practised. These controls are, argues the author, a threat to the the variety in style and approach that has characterised this music and kept it alive. The book features transcriptions of Thai classical songs and a glossary of Thai terms, so making it a useful introduction to the genre.
Download or read book The Traditional Music of Thailand written by David Morton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a thorough treatment of the diverse elements which make up and contribute to traditional Thai music. It includes an historice/prehistoric statement, photographs of the instrumentation and analyses of tuning, rhythm, etc.
Download or read book Music Theory in Ethnomusicology written by Stephen Blum and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1960s and 70s some ethnomusicologists formed relationships with music-makers and ritual specialists in an attempt to interpret how they understood their musical actions. Subsequently ethnomusicologists have studied the respects in which explicit and implicit theory is involved in communication of musical knowledge. They have observed the production of music theory in institutions of modern nation-states and have sought out groups and individuals whose theorizing is not constrained by existing institutions. They are assessing the extent to which musical terminologies of diverse languages can be interpreted in relation to general concepts without imposing the assumptions and biases of one body of existing theory. That exercise is increasingly recognized as a necessary effort of decolonization. A thorough yet concise introduction to this field, Music Theory in Ethnomusicology outlines a conception of music theory suited to cross-cultural research on musical practices.
Download or read book On the Musical Scales of Various Nations written by Alexander John Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intonational Idiomatic and Historical Factors that Shape Contemporary Thai Fusion Music written by John Garzoli and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research project, which is based on two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork in Thailand, investigates the cultural, idiomatic, and intonational factors that have shaped Thai fusion music from the 1980's until 2012. The common goal of the leading Thai fusion musicians discussed is to reflect their concept of 'Thainess' through contemporary fusion mediums that combine Thai classical and folk music with musical elements associated with jazz and other Western styles. Social and political factors, including government policies that favoured Western music, accelerated the move towards the integration of Thai and Western music-culture systems in the 20th century. Currently fusion musicians are influenced by a range of musical and social factors that contribute to the artistic and intellectual climate that places a high value on traditional Thai music and the communication of Thainess in a modern musical voice. Fusion music combines elements from different musical systems. I have attempted to clarify the complexity of this process by identifying three primary factors that must be attended to in the fusion process. They are understood through their separate analytical processes, which facilitates the delineation of the types of barriers faced by fusion musicians.The first factor is the intonational problems that arise when disparate tuning systems arecombined. Naturally serious intonational problems are encountered when musical instruments tuned in the Thai heptatonic system are played together with instruments in the tempered Western tuning. I have investigated the unfinished debate over the so-called 'equidistance' of tones in the Thai scale because of the uncertainty about Thai tuning that complicates attempts to understand the role of tuning in fusion music. My research shows that those who play fixed-pitch percussion instruments on the one hand, and singers and other families of instruments on the other, adhere to different concept and practices of intonation. These varied approaches to tuning cannot be defined by a single universal theory. Thus it is incorrect to describe Thai tuning as equidistant as defined by the ideal interval of 171.429 cents.The second factor relates to the adaptation of disparate idiomatic and stylist concepts. Thai musicians who aim to preserve the 'essence' of Thai music must ensure that certain important idiomatic characteristics are not lost in the fusion process. I have described musical processes involved in the interpretation, embellishment, and transformation of Thai melodies and have shown that musicians can adapt their personal style and the stylistic idioms of their instrument to accommodate the Western textures that accompany them. The third factor involves the historical and cultural meanings associated with Thai music, including beliefs that certain repertoire is sacred. These beliefs influence the extent to which changes can be made to certain songs. In discussing these issues I have delineated two categories of fusion that are distinguished by the way in which musicians interpret the essence of Thai music and the approach that they take to its representation. The musicians in one category follow traditional principles that underpin Thai music that the bands in the other category consider dispensable.
Download or read book Regional Performance Tradition in Contemporary Thai Performing Arts written by Mohd. Anis Md. Nor and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Educating in the Arts written by Lindy Joubert and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-06-19 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leaders in a wide range of creative fields and from all corners of the Asian region, this collection of essays presents arts and education programs which reflect traditional and contemporary practices. The volume aims to encourage the use of the arts in developing international understanding, celebrating cultural diversity, building cultural bridges and creating cross-cultural dialogue throughout the Asian region.
Download or read book The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music written by Terry E. Miller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first complete music reference for the region, this volume covers all the nations of modern Southeast Asia: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in thirty-five articles, written by twenty-seven expert contributors.
Download or read book Thai Classical Music written by Thailand. Dept. of Fine Arts and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thai classical music written by Thailand. Krom Sinlapākō̜n and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Focus Gamelan Music of Indonesia written by Henry Spiller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia is an introduction to the familiar music from Southeast Asia's largest country - both as sound and cultural phenomenon. An archipelago of over 17,000 islands, Indonesia is a melting pot of Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Portuguese, Dutch, and British influences. Despite this diversity, it has forged a national culture, one in which music plays a significant role. Gamelan music, in particular, teaches us much about Indonesian values and modern-day life. Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia provides an introduction to present-day Javanese, Balinese, Cirebonese, and Sundanese gamelan music through ethnic, social, cultural, and global perspectives. Part One, Music and Southeast Asian History ̧ provides introductory materials for the study of Southeast Asian music. Part Two, Gamelan Music in Java and Bali, moves to a more focused overview of Gamelan music in Indonesia. Part Three, Focusing In, takes an in-depth look at Sundanese gamelan traditions, as well modern developments in Sundanese music and dance. The accompanying downloadable resources offer vivid examples of traditional Indonesian gamelan music.
