Venn, Edward (2010) Theorizing Musical Ritual. In: 13th International Doctoral and Postdoctoral Seminar on Musical Semiotics, 2010-03-072010-03-11, Department of Musicology, University of Helsinki, Finland. (Unpublished)
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Music has had a long association with ritual practice, and is used to provide a variety of iconic, indexical and symbolic functions within the ritual framework. In its interactions with other ritual objects and actions, music loses its identity as “music” and – from a semantic viewpoint at least – becomes an indivisible part of the ritual whole. The functional nature of ‘ritual’ music means that it is almost never considered from an aesthetic-philosophical viewpoint. Conversely, music that is the focus of such analysis (whether it is ‘art’ or ‘popular’) has rarely been considered from a ritual standpoint. Given the ubiquity of ritual in human (and possibly animal) behaviour, I argue that the possibility exists for its structures and processes to find expression within musical forms. In this paper, I shall outline some of the necessary conditions for ‘ritual thinking’ in music, along with the interpretative opportunities this observation gives rise to.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | 13th International Doctoral and Postdoctoral Seminar on Musical Semiotics |
| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music > M Music |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts |
| ID Code: | 34693 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Edward Venn |
| Deposited On: | 08 Dec 2010 11:49 |
| Refereed?: | No |
| Published?: | Unpublished |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2012 02:12 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/34693 |
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