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Musical Processes and Layers of Southeast Asian History

Explore the captivating musical processes and historical layers of Southeast Asia, from early human habitation to waves of immigration, Indic ideas, Chinese influences, Islamic traditions, European colonialism, and global ideologies. Discover the three main musical processes in Southeast Asia - ostinato, simultaneous variation (heterophony), and interlocking - and delve into the mesmerizing Toba Batak Gondang Music.

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Musical Processes and Layers of Southeast Asian History

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  1. Chapter One: Southeast Asian Musical Processes

  2. Layers of Southeast Asian History • Early human habitation • Waves of immigration • Sino-Tibetan • Mon-Khmer • Malay

  3. Layers of Southeast Asian History (cont.) • Indic ideas (Hinduism / Buddhism) • Chinese (trade and diasporas) • Islam / Middle-Eastern • European colonialism • Global ideologies

  4. Three Southeast Asian Musical Processes • Ostinato • Short, repeated rhythmic/melodic pattern/phrase • Simultaneous variation / heterophony • two or more concurrent melodic lines • each recognizable as variant of same tune • Interlocking • Separate musical parts • coordinated to sound like a single sound stream

  5. Toba Batak Gondang Music • ostinato • interlock to create cycle • simultaneous variation

  6. Summary • Disparate languages, religions, histories • Shared ecology and technologies • Bamboo and bronze • Shared musical processes • Ostinato • Simultaneous variation (heterophony) • Interlocking

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