This thesis is an ethnographic and gender-sensitive account of the identities urban Palestinian youth perform through their self-defined ‘alternative’ scene-based musical practices in the post-Oslo era. Departing from the problematic that Palestinian folkloric identity and/or the classical Palestinian national resistance paradigm dominate studies of popular and expressive musics in the Palestinian context, I ask instead how scene affiliates’ musical practices do, or do not do, political work, and in what way – if even at all – these relate to the nation, resistance, and Palestinianness. My approach is ‘bottom-up’ and qualitative, drawing on thirteen months of fieldwork in the interdependent cities of Ramallah (1967/West Bank), Haifa (1948/modern-day Israel), and Amman (Jordan). I carried out sixty-four in-depth interviews and fifteen focus groups with young musicians, bands, audience members, fans, DJs, beat-makers, emcees, producers, party planners, bar and club owners, and other related persons in the scene; as well as over eighty participant observations at concerts, parties, gigs, raves, and bars scenesters frequent. I conclude that their musics perform political work contingently, shifting according to the narratives and practices research lenses focus on, as well as the institutional and geopolitical backdrops hosting them. I argue that in a local Palestinian context, musics perform political, anti-colonial work beyond, and sometimes even against, the classical national resistance paradigm. Given Oslo’s failed ‘peace’ process, scene-affiliates critique the Palestinian Authority (PA), its institutionalisation of the national movement, and territorially-based two-state solution, re-drawing their community instead on the regional lines of bilad al-sham. However, while politicised content is foreground, it is not the only issue youth are concerned with. Many are reluctant to narrow their aesthetic positionalities to political frames, instead pushing musics’ social role as a site of conviviality where new (gendered and other) identities are imagined and enacted. Since Palestine’s globalising ‘turn’ in part enabled these emerging identities and social contexts, leisure and consumption play central roles in their embodiment. Hybrid and translocal in formation, scenesters use localised tropes of Palestinianness (dabke dancing, wedding musics), and globalised ‘hip’ fashions (tattoos, androgynous dress), musics (psy-trance, electro, reggae, hip-hop), and social practices (clubbing, raving, bar-hopping) to perform their imaginaries of alterity. Such translocalisms uncouple Palestinianness from Palestinian national identity, upholding Palestinian particularity while making room for internal differences. However, shifting research focus to a transnational context, I contend that when musicians are branded to London, their self-representations, or the representations their international hosts make of them, often foreground the national resistance, and/or folklorising identity paradigms disavowed locally. Reducing their complex subjectivities to narrow national-territorial frames, in this global circuit of consumption, Palestinian cultural practices perform British multicultural tolerance to ‘ethnic’ otherness on international stages. This, I argue, highlights that Palestinian musics’ reiteration of the nation, resistance, and/or Palestinianness often stems from the operation of geopolitical power, more than the musical content itself. My core argument in the thesis thus is twofold. Firstly, I make the case that scencesters’ musical practices express and enable neither merely resistance, nor solely submisson to the intwertwined status quos of settler-colonial occupation and neoliberal hegemony. Their musics are instead important sites of modest meaning-making. Moving beyond the revolution/co-optation binary reveals scenesters’ everyday and situated negotiations with various political and social powers. Secondly, I argue that since the transnational political economy of images often shapes how Palestinian musics travel in international spaces, we need not ask what Palestinian musics convey, but rather, why we are invited to take up a particular rendering of Palestinian art and culture, and – importantly – what can this tell us about the operation of geopolitical power translocally? Adopting transnational and translocal lenses to analyse how power shapes and normalises conceptualisations of Palestinian musics, my thesis thus calls for the need to see Palestinian cultural production beyond narrow national frames, and position it instead in the global contexts that inform, and are informed by, such aesthetic practices.

Orientador: Ricardo Goldemberg / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T03:06:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Signori_PauloCesar_M.pdf: 1831901 bytes, checksum: 2e5824675e396e7f0513beb7d883207b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O Tamba Trio foi um dos grupos que surgiram no Brasil no final dos anos 50 e tem uma trajetória histórica que se estende por mais de quatro décadas. No início da década de 60 era considerado importante representante da 'Moderna Música Popular Brasileira'. O presente trabalho teve por finalidade, inicialmente, reconstruir a trajetória histórica do grupo. Num segundo momento, concentrando-se no recorte 1962-1964, buscou-se traçar o perfil estético-musical do grupo naquele período, a fim de verificar de que forma o Tamba Trio articulou elementos da música popular urbana, da música erudita e do jazz nos arranjos, tendo em vista que os procedimentos musicais e interpretativos adotados pelo grupo nos aproximam da idéia de fricção de musicalidades. Nesse caso, os universos musicais - a música brasileira, o jazz e a música erudita - não se fundem, pelo contrário, os contornos são, por vezes, muito bem delineados. / Abstract: The Tamba Trio was a band that appeared in Brazil in the late 50s and has a historic trajectory extending over four decades. In the early beginning of 60s it was considered an important representative of 'Brazilian jazz'. This research had the objective of initially rebuild the historic trajectory of the band. After that, focusing on the span of 1962-1964, it aimed at tracking the musicalaesthetic profile of the group in that period, in order to verify in which way Tamba Trio handled elements of Brazilian music (mainly samba and bossa nova), classical music, and jazz in their arrangements. It was taking into account the musical procedure and interpretation adopted by the band take us close to the idea of 'friction of musicality': in this case the musical universes -Brazilian music, jazz, and classical music - do not merge, inversely, the boundaries are very often quite highlighted. / Mestrado / Processos Criativos / Mestre em Música

Modern conflict transformation emerged after World War II as a discipline and a field of academic research. Since the early 1990s it has increasingly concerned itself with psycho-social issues (e.g. trauma treatment or reconciliation) in the aftermath of violent protracted social conflicts. Within this psycho-social space there has been a growing interest in the use of music in conflict transformation to improve relationships between in and out-groups. However, the field of music and conflict transformation is still nascent, with little in-depth research available. The majority of studies have been undertaken by interested parties or relies on anecdotal evidence from organisers and musicians with little concern for the context of the music use. Participants, whose attitudes and relationships to out-groups are the focus of conflict transformation interventions, are largely overlooked and their views are rarely discussed. Furthermore, there are few detailed studies on exactly how music affects conflict transformation outcomes. Instead allusions are often made to terms such as “the power of music” which act as a black box intended to explain how music “works”, but patently fail to do so. This thesis attempts to fill these two gaps in the literature by focusing on the participants’ experiences in two different conflict transformation contexts, a multi- cultural music project for school children in Noway and the casual music use in a settlement of internally displaced persons in Sudan. Through qualitative research methods, rich descriptive data from different parties is gathered. The data is analysed using grounded theory. As a result a very different and more complex picture emerges that enriches the current understanding of how music is used and perceived in conflict transformation contexts. In particular, how participants view these activities and how power relationships, though rarely mentioned, affect the music use is explored in detail. Some tentative suggestions indicate that music works best when used in longitudinal bottom-up activities and that music can augment conflict transformation activities rather than replace them. Additionally, it is proposed that music may work as a form of benign interruption in conflict transformation activities and that musical events provide a liminal space where the real work lies in the process of bringing any changes in attitudes from the liminal space into everyday life.

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) captivated Argentine and international audiences with his innovative works in a nuevo tango style and his bandoneón performances. Piazzolla?s success culminated during the 1980s with his second Quinteto, which performed remarkable concerts in venues such as the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Central Park Bandshell in New York, in addition to the performances at the Montreal and Montreux Jazz Festivals. His music also grew popular with a plethora of internationally acclaimed classical and jazz artists as well as with Argentine musicians themselves. However, Piazzolla?s music poses a challenge today, because nuevo tango represents a synthesis of the composer?s musical and cultural backgrounds, conjoining the tango legacy of Buenos Aires, the jazz idioms that he absorbed in New York, and the international traditions of classical music. Many musicians, specifically those from the United States, perform and study nuevo tango without having sufficient prerequisite knowledge of these practices, causing the genre to lose its cultural substance. By considering the fusion of tango, jazz, and classical genres and incorporating a cross-cultural analysis, this thesis aims to illuminate the basis of Piazzolla?s performance practices. It seeks to identify the yeites (tango instrumental techniques) that define nuevo tango and to suggest ways that the modern performer can incorporate these stylistic features to produce culturally informed interpretations of Piazzolla?s works. This study focuses on the practices of Piazzolla?s second Quinteto, at the pinnacle of his career, and emphasizes a gestural analysis of the yeites to produce a well-grounded concept of nuevo tango sound. This study concludes that, even though Piazzolla?s compositions represented a fusion of genres, the performance practices (and specifically the gestures) of the second Quinteto are primarily associated with the tango traditions of previous eras. Such gestures embody Piazzolla?s music and thus allow contemporary performers to recreate the evocative and persuasive characteristics of nuevo tango practices today.

Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2017-03-24T16:42:47Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação_PPGCI-UFPE_Emanuella Bezerra_2016-versão final (1).pdf: 2616598 bytes, checksum: 1109e1399fd99bd865f4470fbadb65c2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-24T16:42:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação_PPGCI-UFPE_Emanuella Bezerra_2016-versão final (1).pdf: 2616598 bytes, checksum: 1109e1399fd99bd865f4470fbadb65c2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-22 / FACEPE / O estudo aponta para uma reconstrução das memórias coletivas no período da Ditadura Civil Militar no Brasil. Analisa a produção musical de Chico Buarque, utilizando como registro documental, tomando como amostra as letras das músicas censuradas no período de 1968 a 1978, o período de vigência do Ato Institucional Nº 5 (AI-5). O objeto de estudo proposto está baseado no arcabouço teórico da Ciência da Informação (CI), ressaltando por meio desta a sua influência, relevância e usos na sociedade. Investiga, portanto, as representações socialmente construídas e identificadas na produção musical do cantor, compositor, escritor e dramaturgo de modo a refletir sobre a função dessas músicas na reconstrução das memórias coletivas no período da ditadura militar no Brasil. Através da pesquisa, foi possível categorizar as letras das músicas por meio das técnicas de Análise de Assunto desenvolvida no âmbito do Tratamento Temático da Informação (TTI), norteadas pelas linhas de Dias e Naves (2013) e Guimarães (2008). No plano metodológico, buscou-se apoio na Análise do Discurso (AD), sob um viés pós-estruturalista pautado nas linhas de Michel Foucault (1985, 2001, 2011), além da análise de conjuntura para o entendimento do cenário político-social do período. A pesquisa se configura como descritiva, de cunho documental por meio da pesquisa bibliográfica. Busca alinhar as letras das músicas (registro documental) de Chico Buarque aos conceitos de memória coletiva no âmbito da CI, descrevendo por meio da CI, as representações sociais contidas nos registros documentais encontrados. Quanto aos meios é bibliográfica, buscando apoio no corpus da teoria de memória coletiva levando em consideração as contribuições de Maurice Halbwachs (2012). É também documentária, visto que analisa suas composições musicais nos álbuns lançados entre os anos de 1968 a 1978. Como forma de tratamento, extraíram-se as microestruturas das letras das músicas, de onde emergiram categorias e subcategorias de análise para evidenciar o conteúdo informacional dos registros documentais (letras das músicas). Foi possível relacionar as temáticas que emergiam do conjunto de 25 (vinte e cinco) músicas que compõem esta pesquisa, nas seguintes categorias: Canções de protesto, Personagens femininos marginalizados e Canções de amor, sentimento. Através do estudo do contexto histórico que permeou o período analisado pelo recorte, as questões sociais e políticas ficaram evidentes para a visualização da reconstrução das memórias. Ressalta-se que foi possível verificar que todo o discurso das composições do artista evidencia um ato político em si. / The study points to a reconstruction of collective memories in the period of Civil Military Dictatorship in Brazil. Analyzing Chico Buarque’s music production, uses as a documental recording, taking as a sample the censorships song lyrics in the period from 1968 to 1978, the period of validity of 5th Institutional Act (AI-5). The proposed cut through the theoretical framework of Information Science (CI) highlighting through this the influence, relevance and uses in society. Investigates therefore the socially constructed representations and identified in the musical production of singer, composer, writer and playwright in order to reflect on the function of these songs in the rebuilding of collective memories during the Military Dictatorship in Brazil. Through research, it was possible to categorize the song lyrics through Subject analysis techniques developed within the Thematic Information Treatment, guided by lines of Dias and Naves (2013) and Guimarães (2008). At the methodological level, it sought support in Discourse Analysis, under a poststructuralist bias guided on the lines of Michel Foucault (1985, 2001, 2011) in addition to the situation analysis for understanding the social-political scenario of the period. The research configures as interpretative descriptive of documental stamp, because it seeks to align song lyrics (documental recording) of Chico Buarque to the concepts of collective memory and politics as part of the the Information Science, describing through the Information Science, the social representations contained in the documentary records found. As for the means is bibliographic, seeking support in corpus of the collective memory theory considering the contributions of Maurice Halbwachs (2012). Is also documentary, because analyzes your musical compositions on the albums released between the years 1968 to 1978. As a treatment, the microstructures of the song lyrics were extracted, from which emerged the categories and subcategories of analysis to evidence informational content of the documentary records (song lyrics). It was possible to relate the thematic that emerged from the set of 25 (twenty-five) songs that make up this research in the following categories: Protest Songs, marginalized female /characters and love songs, feeling. Through the historical context of the study that permeated the analyzed period by the cutting, the social and political questions became evident to visualize the rebuilding of the memories. Note that it can verify that the whole speech of the artist's compositions shows a political act itself.

Francis POULENC (1899-1963) a été particulièrement influencé par la musique populaire de son époque. Pour étudier cet aspect de son œuvre, notre recherche s’appuiera sur la production musicale du compositeur, sur ses nombreux témoignages (correspondances, émissions radiophoniques et divers écrits) et sur tous les documents liés à la création et à la réception de ses œuvres. Le compositeur du Bal masqué n’imitait pas la musique populaire mais en empruntait quelques éléments : tel un peintre, il réalisait des « portraits de music-hall ». Afin d’apprécier cette imprégnation, nos analyses portent sur différents paramètres musicaux : la mélodie, le rythme, l’harmonie, les structures, l’orchestration et la vocalité. La finalité de notre travail s’inscrivant dans des perspectives socioculturelles, l’analyse de ces aspects techniques ne se dissocie pas du contexte historique lié au compositeur et plus largement au Groupe des Six. / The composer Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) was particularly influenced by the popular music of his time. In order to study this very specific aspect of his works, our research will take into account the musical production of the composer, his personal testimonies (such as correspondence, radio programs and various pieces of writing) and all documents related to the creation and reception of his works.When composing Bal Masqué (The Masked Ball) the composer’s aim was not to copy popular music but just to make use of some of its characteristics. Just like a painter he created what he would call ‘portraits de music-hall’ (‘Music-hall portraits’). For this impregnation to be fully appreciated, our analyses will tackle different musical parameters such as melody, rhythm, harmony, structures, orchestration and vocal effects. The purpose of our research involving socio-cultural perspectives, the analysis of those technical aspects cannot be dissociated from the historical context relative to the composer and, to a wider extent, to the ‘Groupe des Six’.

Exchange between musical cultures has always occurred, but in the age of the global music industry, marketing categories have multiplied and often created boundaries between musics. Today the term “crossover” is attached to many of the musical exchanges that occur across these boundaries. One such exchange is represented by the intersection between Western art music string instruments and popular musics. A well-known commercial niche, this particular crossover is often discussed in popular media, but has been examined by relatively few music scholars. By way of addressing this gap, this study considers the crossover between Western art music string instruments and popular musics in the context of extra-musical promotion and critical reception. It examines four artists in the period 1995 to 2005. These four examples are: U.K./Australian string group bond; Australian string group FourPlay; U.K. violinist Nigel Kennedy; and U.K. violinist Vanessa-Mae. It also draws on other relevant cases to illuminate the discussion. The primary aim of the study is to discover and analyse the complex ways that parties engage, consciously or unconsciously, with the term “crossover”. The inherent complexity of the term is not commonly captured by scholarly musical writing since crossover is often regarded simply as a marketing term. The study begins by establishing the scholarly and popular context of the crossover between the Western art music string tradition and popular forms. Nine constructions or layers of meaning evoked by the term “crossover” are then identified. In the context of each of these nine constructions, the work continues by exploring how the term “crossover” is used in the promotion and critical reception of the examples. It is argued that crossover is constructed as a marketing category, to mark individuality, to provide media shortcuts and signposts, to evoke associations of prestige and of credibility, to increase accessibility, to encourage confrontation and to take part in larger musical debates. This research thus identifies multiple layers of meaning evoked by the term that are “subject to change” and that, in turn, illuminate deeper social and cultural implications of “crossingover”, ones which no doubt themselves continue to change. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1338922 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, 2008