World Music Discussion
Week One Discussion 2
Dance and Song
Listen to the Goralski dance suite from the rural Podhale district of Poland, recorded in 5 short sections on CD 1:25-29, textbook pp. 154-163.
1.Each of the five dances is different, but how are they similar？
2.Is there a contemporary American equivalent to such a set of dances?
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Week Two Discussion 2
A Circle Dance Song
Listen to Shizhane’e’, CD 1:8, textbook pp. 51-52. The A and B sections repeat after the C section, producing what Gary Witherspoon calls “dynamic symmetry” (p. 51).
Obviously the Navajo are concerned with form and shape in their art.
1. How does this symmetrical form support the meaning of the text?
2. Are there examples of this in Western popular music?
Week Three Discussion 1
To the Goddess of Music and Learning
The excerpt from “Sarasiruha”, CD 2:3, textbook pp. 201-207, gives a condensed idea of a typical performance.
1.After listening (patiently!) to this beautiful music, how does it (or maybe a part of it) closely reflect the meaning of the text on page 206?
2.Do you know of any music in American culture that celebrates learning?
Week Three Discussion 2
China
1.Why did the Marquis Wen (p. 253) more than two thousand years ago find ancient music boring, and what has changed in our listening attitudes since then?
2.Is this true in Western music culture, too? Please cite examples.
Week Four Discussion 1
“Tarab” in a “Concert“
The brief excerpt from a performance of “Shaghal” on CD 3:8, textbook pp. 319-326 was recorded at a university in the United States.
1. In what ways does the audience react as they might in a concert of Western music?
2. How can we describe the overall form of this performance?
Week Four Discussion 2
South America
Reference: text chpt. 9.
Listen carefully to CD 3:4 “Iluman tiyu.”
Describe what you hear regarding its time characteristics (rhythm), pitch aspects, timbre/instrumentation, form, musical personality and function.
In case you needed it.
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