Ethnomusicology

[Keith Davis]

I didn't realize until I finished the article that it was written by Ted
Gioia. He has written several books about jazz, including a respected
history. I haven't read that one yet, but it appears that I must!

Thanks again.

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:

> As a musician, this is an interesting topic. I think most musicians, and
> maybe I would qualify that by saying improvising musicians, jazz musicians,
> those who incorporate different "styles", already know this instinctively.
> Of course, as in anything, different styles and systems appear over time,
> but these seem to be  "intellectual" developments, as opposed to what I
> would call folk or traditional source material. Sort of like a classical
> composer taking folk songs and making a symphony from them. Another
> approach might be the elaborate system of Indian classical music, where
> everything is very strictly dictated, while at the same time allowing for a
> certain amount of improvisation and personal interpretation.
>
> A few years ago, I was clicking through the channels, and came across the
> close of a PBS show about China. The last scene was of this old guy sitting
> on a chair on the burm between the rice paddies, playing a triangular
> shaped guitar type instrument and singing. Suddenly, I got a shock when I
> realized the guy was singing the blues! The Chinese blues...it's universal.
>
> I haven't finished the whole article, but I will. Mr. Witzel's book
> mentioned in the article looks very interesting, as well.
>
> Thanks for sharing this.
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 1:12 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://thesmartset.com/face-the-music/
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> www.innergroovemusic.com
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