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Robert Garfias: Music in cultural context

From 17 to 20 January we had a seminar on "Music in its Cultural Context", by Professor Robert Garfias. For four days the prof. Garfias led us to an entertaining journey through the music of Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. The first day set the foundation for her approach, which attempts to relate the social structures of musical practices. Considers that it is possible to draw a connection between music and economic organization in hunter-gatherers, horticulturalists, farmers and industrial. We talked about different types of melody, from the simplest to the melody melody heterophonic, in which everyone sings an arrangement by staff of the same melody and polyphony, and we presented several examples from around the world. From their point of view of music is closely related to language and the notions of cooperation and individuality present in each society.

The second day we talked about music in Latin America and how the settlers and American countries where English is spoken today and Portuguese have taken instruments from Europe, Asia and Africa para componer y tocar música en formas nuevas: melodías de origen netamente indígena se tocan y se cantan con instrumentos netamente europeos, y melodías europeas se tocan y cantan en formas diferentes de las originales, también con instrumentos diversos de los originales.  Por ejemplo, el pito y el tambor fueron adoptados rápidamente en las culturas aborígenes, pero no para tocar las melodías de los vigías de las ciudades de Europa y del Medio Oriente, sino para tocar melodías y ritmos indígenas primero, y luego mezclas de ritmos indígenas y melodías europeas, o visceversa.  La guitarra y el harpa vinieron con la conquista europea de América y enseguida encontraron un hogar in cultures of the New Continent. Other instruments were also well received and re-adapted on American soil. In particular, he emphasized the tradition of the marimba in Central America. The marimba, originally an African instrument, is used today to play many types of music, and developed in various ways other than its original African form. The third day

Garfias Professor told us about the music in the Middle East. Proposed that the Arab influence is omnipresent in the music 'Western' today, particularly in the United States. According to Garfield, the band war had its origins in Arab countries, and went on to be adopted in Europe, following many of the Arab conventions, including the staff that the leader of the orchestra used to mark time. The baton dial Arabic rhythm gave way to the European staff, very similar, and later to the baton to conduct symphony orchestras, as well as the rods used by cheerleaders at sports games in the United States and African countries .

The fourth day brought us to different kinds of music of Asia and Eurasia, which is very different among different ethnic groups interpret. Once again, we showed the close relationship that music 'Western' saved with instruments and original melodic forms of Asian origin. He finished his seminary with sounds and images of Japan, where he has conducted much of his ethnomusicological work.

was a pleasure to musicians in town came to this seminar. It was interesting to me that some of these musicians knew the career of Professor Garfias, and were surprised that the Department of Anthropology has been able to offer a seminar from one so eminent. Masters Series in Anthropology, in fact, has brought to our School a leading international figures in anthropology, and we hope to do even in the future. We thank Dr. Garfias their willingness to come and share with us their knowledge Vastis music in the world. Thanks also to musicians and students and participating in this seminar.