Do They Sound Like Bells or Like Howling Wolves?

This study represents a thorough investigation of a polyphonic vocal village tradition in Bistritsa, Bulgaria. It is carried out within a very broad and comparative context, whereby historical sources, the origin of different constituents and etymologies as well as electronic sound analysis are carefully taken into account.

Autorentext

Gerald Florian Messner, an internationally renowned ethnomusicologist, has conducted extensive fieldwork in the areas of ritual and primary performance and different traditional singing styles in South-Eastern Europe, Oceania and Indonesia.

Inhalt

Contents: Interferential Diaphony - «Schwebungsdiaphonie» - Multi-part singing - Vocal style - Narrow intervals - Ethnomusicology - Psychoacoustics - Audio-physiology - Auditory perception - Performance practice - Sonagraphy - Transcription - Bulgaria - Bistritsa - Papua Niugini - East Flores.