Abstracts
Abstract
This paper seeks to better understand the role of heterophony in a form of traditional Vietnamese music often referred to as Đờn Ca Tài Tử, as well as how such performance practices are grounded in interactions between performers. The performance of this genre is analyzed as ornamental heterophony and attention is given to the role of idiomatic patterns as well as small-scale ornamentation. Building on stimulated recall interviews with three master performers, the authors analyze an audio recording of Vọng Cổ by these three performers, in order to explore the role of conscious and subconscious processes in their performance.
Keywords:
- Ornamental heterophony,
- Vietnamese traditional music,
- ensemble interaction,
- listening,
- intercultural collaboration
Résumé
Cet article cherche à mieux comprendre le rôle de l’hétérophonie dans une forme de musique traditionnelle vietnamienne souvent appelée Đờn Ca Tài Tử, ainsi que la façon dont ces pratiques d’exécution sont fondées sur les interactions entre les interprètes. L’interprétation de ce genre est analysée en tant qu’hétérophonie ornementale et une attention particulière est accordée au rôle des modèles idiomatiques ainsi qu’à l’ornementation à petite échelle. S’appuyant sur des entretiens de rappel stimulé avec trois maîtres interprètes, les auteurs analysent un enregistrement audio de Vọng Cổ par ces trois interprètes, afin d’explorer le rôle des processus conscients et subconscients dans leur interprétation.
Mots-clés :
- Hétérophonie ornementale,
- musique traditionnelle vietnamienne,
- interaction d’ensemble,
- écoute,
- collaboration interculturelle
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