ETHNOMUSICOLOGY ASSIGNMENT By Kelly McGuinness (z3288973)
Dec 17, 2014
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT
By Kelly McGuinness
(z3288973)
HYPOTHESIS
Traditional Indian music characteristics have
influenced popular music styles such as Bollywood in
India.
sense of ‘belonging’ to the Indian film story
sense of ‘belonging’ to the Indian film story
sense of Indian musical identity for its Indian audience
sense of ‘belonging’ to the Indian film story
sense of Indian musical identity for its Indian audience
“This foundation of Hindi film song on native music was by no means limited to folk traditions.” (Arnold, 1992; 126)
INFLUENCES Ancient Indian epics of Mahabharata and
Ramayana
Sanskrit drama
Traditional folk theatre of India
BAIJU BAWRA (1952)Excerpt 1 only traditional Indian
instruments are played
BAIJU BAWRA (1952)Excerpt 1 only traditional Indian
instruments are played Set raga
BAIJU BAWRA (1952)Excerpt 1 only traditional Indian
instruments are played Set raga Incorporation of classical
Indian music into the popular music scene
Excerpt 2 technique is shown off by the running up
and down of the raga
Excerpt 2 technique is shown off by the running up
and down of the raga
Performers are from a Classical Indian background
“Many early Hindi film music composers were trained musicians…they drew heavily upon their own musical knowledge of native songs and song forms, scale patterns, rhythmic structures, vocal melodies, and vocal ornamentation.” Arnold, 1992; 124
Baiju Bawra
BEES SAAL BAAD (1962) Excerpt 3 Supernatural sense
BEES SAAL BAAD (1962) Excerpt 3 Supernatural sense Influence of traditional raga and
instrumentation
BEES SAAL BAAD (1962) Excerpt 3 Supernatural sense Influence of traditional raga and
instrumentation
Western aspects Western instruments Hybrid of traditional Indian music and
popular western music
Excerpt 4 Use of the Shehnai and Bansuri
Excerpt 4 Use of the Shehnai and Bansuri Western song structure
Excerpt 4 Use of the Shehnai and Bansuri Western song structure
No use of improvisation on raga
Bees Saal Baad
Mass entertainmentCassettesRecordsCds Internet
Mass entertainmentCassettesRecordsCds Internet
Prefer popular film songs
BILLU BARBER (2009)Excerpt 5 Traditional instruments playing -
Tabla and Sitar
BILLU BARBER (2009)Excerpt 5 Traditional instruments playing -
Tabla and Sitar Focus on lyrics
BILLU BARBER (2009)Excerpt 5 Traditional instruments playing -
Tabla and Sitar Focus on lyrics “The fact that the film melodies were
devoid of traditional associations was controversial for some, who regarded their usage as too marked a break from tradition, and as simply inappropriate.” Marcus, 1992; 103
Billu Barber
SUMMARY Influences from other cultures are noticed
SUMMARY Influences from other cultures are noticed
Traditional Indian music in Bollywood is diminishing
SUMMARY“While the film songs were usually devoid of
traditional associations, they were not devoid of associations altogether. Quite to the contrary, they came with a brand new set of associations, for they were trendy,
urban, and modern, and as such, they offered associations with modernity, and
with contemporary popular culture.”
Marcus, 1992; 104