Applied Ethnomusicology in Nepal. Preserving Traditional Music in South Asia
Fabian Bakels
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Fabian Bakels, Applied Ethnomusicology in Nepal. Preserving Traditional Music in South Asia (2023), Logos Verlag, Berlin, ISBN: 9783832583644
Beschreibung / Abstract
What are the implications of establishing a university department for ethnomusicology ``in the field''? How does this affect not only the local music culture but also the development of ethnomusicology? What are the advantages/disadvantages of an ethnomusicology curriculum giving as much importance to practical training in music as to theory classes? At Kathmandu University's Department of Music in Bhaktapur, ethnomusicologists and professional musicians together support the sustainability of traditional music in Nepal by developing approaches that explore the space between ``keeping it as it is'' (conservation) and ``letting it disappear'' (non-interference). This book examines these efforts through an analysis of ethnomusicological research and teaching and the work of professional musicians involved in the development of new forms of popular music. It offers unique insights into a decades-spanning project of applied ethnomusicology, while also contributing to the discourse about musical sustainability and the localisation and practical application of ethnomusicology in South Asia and beyond.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- BEGINN
- Introduction
- 1 The Field Becomes Home, Home Becomes the Field: Establishing a Music Department in a Newar Town
- 1.1 A Resident-Researcher
- 1.2 Visiting the Music Department
- 1.3 Working at the Music Department
- 2 Towards a Newari/Nepali/South Asian Ethnomusicology
- 2.1 Ethnomusicology Model, Curriculum and Teaching Approach
- 2.2 Perspectives of Former Students
- 2.3 A Laboratory for Ethnomusicology Students
- 3 Preserving Traditional Music at the Music Department:Approaches and Impact
- 3.1 Professionalism, Formalisation, and Teaching Without Barriers
- 3.2 Newar Music and Applied Ethnomusicology
- 3.3 Ethnomusicology Continued: Expansion of Research and Teaching
- 4 Traditional Music as Modern Music: Local Music Traditions in the Context of Contemporary Popular Music in Nepal
- 4.1 Shaping the Future of a Gandharva Instrument: Project Sarangi
- 4.2 Interlinking Popular Music, Local Music Traditions, and Ethnomusicology: Kancho Awaz and Jhalka Raya Buka
- 4.3 Reimagining Local Music Traditions Through Collaborative Songs: Fuzzscape
- 5 Ethnomusicology and Preservation of Traditional Music in South Asia: A Comparative Perspective
- 5.1 Ethnomusicology in India
- 5.2 Contemporary Music Studies in India
- 5.3 Support for Local Music Traditions from Classical Musicians
- Conclusion: Preserving Musical Ecosystems