Consistency and change in the musical structure of Moroccan andalusi music on the example of recordings from 1932–2018

Hirsch, Thilo (25 September 2021). Consistency and change in the musical structure of Moroccan andalusi music on the example of recordings from 1932–2018 In: 13th Symposium of the ICTM Mediterranean Music Studies Group Music, Power, and Space: A Mediterranean Perspective. Online. 23.-28.9.2021.

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Arabic-Moroccan andalusi music has been the subject of numerous publications since the early 20th century. This is also due to the fact that the standard narrative states that it has remained almost the same since the expulsion of Muslims from Spain in the 15th century. Alexis Chottin (1891-1975) was one of the first to examine texts that had been written down since the 18th century and to note down melodies that had previously only been handed down orally. However, since the notation of andalusi music is still limited to the main voice, the aim of this research project was to make visible for the first time the heterophonic structure of andalusi music - and its possible modification - through the transcription of early historical recordings from the Congress of Arabic Music in Cairo in 1932 in comparison with recordings of the same pieces from 2018. Several field research trips to Morocco (2014-2017, financed by Pro Helvetia) have enabled the documentation of today's andalusi music practice and its teaching at the conservatories in Fès and Tétouan. The invitation of the Ensemble Harrate from Rabat to Basel in 2018 finally enabled the recording of several pieces from the repertoire of Cairo in 1932 with a comparable instrumentation. On the basis of Chottin's notation of 1931 in conjunction with audio and video recordings of the same pieces from 1932, (1989) and 2018, it was possible to analyse the respective performance practice in detail. Through this comparison - over a period of 87 years - answers could be given to the question of the relationship between consistency and change in the musical structure of the andalusi tradition.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Division/Institute:	Bern Academy of the Arts Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation > Performance and interpretation Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation > Musical Instruments
Name:	Hirsch, Thilo0000-0001-7707-7469
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > M Music
Projects:	[UNSPECIFIED] Rabab & Rebec: Erforschung von fellbespannten Streichinstrumenten des späten Mittelalters und der frühen Renaissance und deren Rekonstruktion
Submitter:	Thilo Hirsch
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2021 10:53
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2021 10:53
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/15710