In the Borderland Between Song and Speech

Vocal Expressions in Oral Cultures

Håkan Lundström, Jan-Olof Svantesson, Anastasia Karlsson , Siri Tuttle

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Lund University Press,Sweden
12 July 2022

Theory of music & musicology; Folk & traditional music; linguistics; Ethnic studies; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Lund University Press

This is a study of vocal expressions in the borderland between speech and song, based on performances from cultural contexts where oral transmission dominates.

Approaches drawn from perspectives belonging to both ethnomusicology and linguistics are integrated in the analysis. As the idea of the performance template is employed as an analytical tool, the focus is on those techniques that make performance possible. The result is an increased understanding of what performers actually do when they employ variation or improvisation, and sometimes composition as well. The transmission of these culture-specific techniques is essential for the continuation of this form of human communication and interaction with the spirit world. By comparative study of other research, the result of the analysis is viewed in relation to ongoing processes in society.

With: Anastasia Karlsson, Siri Tuttle, Arthur Holmer
Edited by: Håkan Lundström, Jan-Olof Svantesson
Imprint: Lund University Press,Sweden
Country of Publication: Sweden
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 549g
ISBN: 9789198557763
ISBN 10: 9198557769
Series: Lund University Press
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 12 July 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 The borderland: singing or speaking or both? – Håkan Lundström and Jan-Olof Svantesson 2 Kammu vocal genres (Laos) – Anastasia Karlsson, Håkan Lundström, and Jan-Olof Svantesson 3 Athabascan vocal genres in interior Alaska – Siri G. Tuttle and Håkan Lundström 4 Seediq canonic imitation (Taiwan) – Arthur Holmer and Håkan Lundström 5 An Akha shaman performance (Thailand) – Inga-Lill Hansson and Håkan Lundström 6 Waka and Ryu¯ka performances (Japan/Ryukyu) – Yasuko Nagano-Madsen and Håkan Lundström 7 Performance templates: method, results, and implications – Håkan Lundström and Jan-Olof Svantesson Index -- .

Håkan Lundström is Professor Emeritus of Music and Society at Lund University Jan-Olof Svantesson is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Lund University -- .