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Helen Kõmmus Estonian Literary Museum, Department of Ethnomusicology

THE ROLE OF THE LEADING SINGER IN SPONTANEOUS FOLK SONG PERFORMANCES IN THE CONTEXT OF FOLK MUSIC FESTIVALS. Helen Kõmmus Estonian Literary Museum, Department of Ethnomusicology. Runic song. Baltic- Finnic older folk music layer Song features : 8-syllable metre short melodic phrases

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Helen Kõmmus Estonian Literary Museum, Department of Ethnomusicology

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  1. THE ROLE OF THE LEADING SINGER IN SPONTANEOUS FOLK SONG PERFORMANCES IN THE CONTEXT OF FOLK MUSIC FESTIVALS Helen Kõmmus Estonian Literary Museum, Department of Ethnomusicology

  2. Runic song Baltic-Finnicolder folk musiclayer Song features: • 8-syllable metre • short melodic phrases • narrow sound diapason (with third and fourth intervals) • heterophonic singing in North and West Estonia, polyphonic singing in South-East Estonia • rich melodic and text variations • alliterated parallelistic forms in texts • no end rhyme Example: a herding song from island Kihnu “Veerepäev” (“Sundown”) ESEM 19.09.09

  3. Viljandi Folk Music Festival ESEM 19.09.09

  4. Kaustinen Folk Music Festival ESEM 19.09.09

  5. The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival and The Viljandi Folk Music Festival ESEM 19.09.09

  6. Research question How the identities of different social groups (Honko 1990, Niedermüller 1992) appear in musical behaviour (Merriam 1964) during performances and spontaneous situations (Blacking 1977) in modern society (Rüütel1999). Hannover 26.06.2009

  7. Three analytic levels of music: • conceptualization of music • behavior in relation to music • sound of music Merriam, Allan P “The Anthropology of Music”. 1964. • First life of folklore – authentic tradition in natural invornmante • Second life of folklore – revived tradition in new context Honko, Lauri “Process of folklore”. 1990. ESEM 19.09.09

  8. Runo song nestin Viljandi Folk Music Festival “A calm place of timelessness. A ‘tepee', lead and choir singers.A nest that keeps the Festival focusedon runo songs and could became the source of interest in singing for those who have songs that need to be sung inthe open.Although there areagreed lead singers at certain times in the nest, if you wish to lead your runo song, you're welcometo do so. Even if you do not know thepleasure of singing runo songs, you might still join and get to enjoy it at Runo Song Nest!” – Booklet of Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2009 ESEM 19.09.09

  9. Video example: Wedding song competition in Viljandi Folk Music festivals’ runo song nest in 28th of July 2007 Conflict between purists and adapters during a live singing performance ESEM 19.09.09

  10. ESEM 19.09.09

  11. LEADING SINGER IN SPONTANEOUS FOLK SONG PERFORMANCES • adapters: tradition carriers, improvisers in borders of tradition, folklore first life • puritans: traditions followers, fixed repertoire performers, folklore second life,folklorism ESEM 19.09.09

  12. THANK YOU! AITÄH! ESEM 19.09.09

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