Systematic Musicology: A Historical Interdisciplinary Perspective

Schneider, Albrecht

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“…As a subfield of ethnomusicology, organology systematically studies musical instruments. Within the context of Zhuang music, this entails a detailed examination of their unique stringed instruments' classification, construction, and cultural significance (Schneider 2018;Koskoff 2020;Valiquet 2022;Allen 2023).…”

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The role of Zhuang stringed instruments in the Zhuang autonomous region of Guangxi, China: A cultural analysis

Guangguo,

Chuangprakhon,

Liu

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This study explores the function and role of musical stringed instruments among the Zhuang ethnic group in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Through ethnographic fieldwork, participant observation, interviews, and content analysis of cultural artifacts, the study investigates the multifaceted significance of these instruments within Zhuang culture. Findings reveal that Zhuang stringed instruments play integral roles in entertainment, emotional expression, relaxation, community performances, cultural exchange, stage arts, and folk rituals. The Maguhu is a prominent instrument, particularly in solo performances and Zhuangju accompaniment, reflecting its unique timbre and cultural importance. Through their diverse functions, these instruments serve as vital conduits for preserving Zhuang heritage, fostering community cohesion, and facilitating cultural communication. Understanding the nuanced roles of Zhuang stringed instruments enriches our appreciation of Zhuang culture and underscores their significance in cultural identity and heritage preservation.

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The role of Zhuang stringed instruments in the Zhuang autonomous region of Guangxi, China: A cultural analysis

Guangguo,

Chuangprakhon,

Liu

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“…In the field of sonification, the above-mentioned solution already partially solves this issue: Authors explicitly associate each involved discipline with either of the three aspects of sonification, namely the sound design concept, objective, and/or evaluation method. This assignment is necessary to reveal whether the sound design concept is musical [4, p. 79], such as using musical scales, reverse scoring, step sequencer, voice leading, or counterpoint; whether the objective is musical, i.e., an enjoyable listening experience [25]; and/or whether the sonification evaluation method comes from the field of musicology, like observation combined with mathematical reasoning, comparative methods, or experiments known from the field of Gestalt psychology, psychoacoustics [58]. Additionally, as discussed above, sonification needs to be a) reproducible and b) interpretable, which is why at least a physical and perceptual description of each sonification are needed.…”

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Sound Terminology in Sonification

Ziemer

2024

J. Audio Eng. Soc.

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Sonification research is intrinsically interdisciplinary. Consequently, a proper documentation of and interdisciplinary discourse about a sonification is often hindered by terminology discrepancies between involved disciplines, i.e., the lack of a common sound terminology in sonification research. Without a common ground, a researcher from one discipline may have trouble understanding the implementation and imagining the resulting sound perception of a sonification, if the sonification is described by a researcher from another discipline. To find a common ground, the author consulted literature on interdisciplinary research and discourse, identified problems that occur in sonification, and applied the recommended solutions. As a result, the author recommends considering three aspects of sonification individually, namely 1) Sound Design Concept, 2) Objective, and 3) Evaluation, clarifying which discipline is involved in which aspect and sticking to this discipline’s terminology. As two requirements of sonifications are that they are a) reproducible and b) interpretable, the author recommends documenting and discussing every sonification design once using audio engineering terminology and once using psychoacoustic terminology. The appendixes provide comprehensive lists of sound terms from both disciplines, together with relevant literature and a clarification of often misunderstood and misused terms.

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Composing in spacetime with rainbows

Jarvis

Verhagen

2020

Proceedings of the 15th International Audio Mostly Conference

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Systematic Musicology: A Historical Interdisciplinary Perspective

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The role of Zhuang stringed instruments in the Zhuang autonomous region of Guangxi, China: A cultural analysis

The role of Zhuang stringed instruments in the Zhuang autonomous region of Guangxi, China: A cultural analysis

Sound Terminology in Sonification

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