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Analýza rytmického sprievodu v ľudových hudbách na Slovensku
Analysis of Rhythmic Accompaniment in Traditional String Ensembles in Slovakia

Author(s): Jana Ambrozová
Subject(s): Music, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, History of Art
Published by: Ústav hudobnej vedy Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: traditional string bands; harmonic-rhythmic accompaniment; style features of rhythmic accompaniment; style of music interpretation; systematisation; model of rhythmic accompaniment

Summary/Abstract: Mainly thanks to an improvement in recording techniques and the technical feasibility of a more thorough analysis of fi eld recordings, research of traditional ensemble music has extended its range to include analysis of the style features of harmonic-rhythmic accompaniment in traditional string bands. In an analysis of the interpretation styles of selected accompanists (viola and double bass players) the key objective was to defi ne the fundamental features of the rhythmic component of their music. Th is was achieved by examining the rhythmic motifs forming its inner structure. Th e core of the analysis consists in the search for relevant diff erences between the notational and the actually-sounding form of individual rhythmic patterns. Th eoretical and methodological premises of the analysis are presented, taking particular note of the fi ndings of music psychologists researching rhythm perception and cognition, and acknowledging the musical-structural complexity of harmonic-rhythmic accompaniment in traditional string music in Slovakia. One of the results of the analytic work is a systematisation of the rhythmic models identifi ed, with a system of alphanumeric codes which replaces their graphic musical representation.

  • Issue Year: 2/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-107
  • Page Count: 35
  • Language: Slovak