Gesture in Musical Declamation: An Intercultural Approach

Home Page
About
Submit A Journal
Submit A Conference
Submit Paper/Book
- Submit a Preprint
- Submit a Book
Contact

Musicologist
Volume:1 Issue:1
Gesture in Musical Declamation: An Intercultural Approach

Gesture in Musical Declamation: An Intercultural Approach

Authors : Charulatha MANI

Pages : 6-31

Doi:10.33906/musicologist.373122

View : 32 | Download : 8

Publication Date : 2017-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper draws parallels between gesture in South Indian Carnatic singing practice, and rhetorical gesture used by orators and singers in 16 th and 17 th century Early Modern Europe. The paper begins by referencing relevant historical literature on the performance practices. In doing so, it identifies declamation in music as an ideal musical framework for gestured performance. The paper then practically addresses the role of gesture in present cross-cultural music performance practice using an artistic project, conceptualized and implemented by the author. The author proposes that performances of textually driven, dramatically intensive musical forms, such as the Carnatic Viruttam and Early Opera, would benefit from referencing gestures from a constellation of the experientially known and the historically acquired. The research also invites a consideration of pertinent issues on gesture and women performers in the context of Carnatic music.
Keywords : Gesture, Musical declamation, Carnatic, Rhetoric, Intercultural, Women, Embodied

ORIGINAL ARTICLE URL

* There may have been changes in the journal, article,conference, book, preprint etc. informations. Therefore, it would be appropriate to follow the information on the official page of the source. The information here is shared for informational purposes. IAD is not responsible for incorrect or missing information.