Colloquium Musicology
Horacio Curti, Catalonia College of Music in Barcelona
Thursday 12 September 2019 15:30-17:00 uur
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16, room 3.01
This presentation is centered on a currently ongoing research that combines ethnomusicology and arts-based research. It originates from the author’s own experience as professional shakuhachi player educated in Japan. The methodology is based on literature review of sources related to diverse Japanese Arts, fieldwork processes centered on interviews and a trans-disciplinary arts-based research process.
The findings of the ethnomusicological research that are going to be presented provide theoretical depth to the re-contextualized, practice-based research. These will include issues related to the characteristics of sound that are cultivated and valued inside the Japanese hōgaku,邦楽, identifying a series of significant concepts that include: ma, neiro, sawarior yūgen among many others.
Beyond these significant elements the concept of ‘obstacle’ is proposed as a construct that could help to develop an understanding of sound production processes favored and at the same time the label of ‘un-pure’ is proposed to describe the general characteristics of it.
Finally, from the framework of arts-based research, the artistic creation processes in progress and their problematics will be discussed.
