Polina Dessiatnitchenko
Biographic Data
| ID | 141279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Polina Dessiatnitchenko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Polina |
| FAMILY NAME | Dessiatnitchenko |
| SIGNATURE | DESSIATNITCHENKO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Waseda University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Voice of Azerbaijan
Singer and poet Hajibaba Huseynov (1919–1993), revered by some as the “voice of Azerbaijan” is one of the most popular stars featured in recordings of classical devotional ghazal poetry. Curiously enough, video or audio recordings of his recitations seem to be especially moving, often becoming the focal point for audiences of musicians and poets at public live performances, private meetings, lessons, and virtual contexts. While fans of the ghazal…
"Karabakh or Death, no Other Way!"
In post-Soviet Azerbaijan, hip hop is the main musical genre that articulates the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that escalated into two wars (1992-94; 2020). The creativity of hip hop artists is a prime example of intertextuality as they reference, quote, and remake texts of previous Azerbaijani hip hop songs, thus offering accounts of the way the conflict unfolded throughout history. Yet their creativity goes further than providing narrative…
Affective Hermeneutics
Learning mugham in post-Soviet Azerbaijan often leads to intimate conversations about eşq, or the irresistible desire for a beloved—the central meaning of sung ghazal poetry and a form of intensity experienced during performances of mugham. In this article, I present an approach I call "affective hermeneutics" that shows how the interpretation of love turns into an affective force that moves beyond the boundaries of the mugham musical model found…
The Pearl of Muğam Philosophy
The 650th anniversary of Azerbaijan's beloved poet Imadaddin Nasimi (1369-1417) in 2019 was marked by two compositions in which his famous qəzəl "Sığmazam" was set to music. Qəzəl poetry is usually performed in muğam, a branch of traditional Azerbaijani music, and its unorthodox use by pop stars in these two compositions sparked intense debates. In this article, I discuss how the deep significance and instrumentality that qəzəl poetry holds in th…
Music of Azerbaijan
Reviewed by: Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera by Aida Huseynova Polina Dessiatnitchenko Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera. By Aida Huseynova. (Ethnomusicology Multimedia.) Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2016. [360p., music ex, illus., maps, video, audio. ISBN 978-0-253-01937-0 $80.00 (cloth)] Aida Huseynova’s The Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera is a journey into the remarkably eclectic and rich East-West syncret…
Affective Hermeneutics
Learning mugham in post-Soviet Azerbaijan often leads to intimate conversations about eşq, or the irresistible desire for a beloved—the central meaning of sung ghazal poetry and a form of intensity experienced during performances of mugham. In this article, I present an approach I call "affective hermeneutics" that shows how the interpretation of love turns into an affective force that moves beyond the boundaries of the mugham musical model found…
Music of Azerbaijan
Reviewed by: Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera by Aida Huseynova Polina Dessiatnitchenko Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera. By Aida Huseynova. (Ethnomusicology Multimedia.) Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2016. [360p., music ex, illus., maps, video, audio. ISBN 978-0-253-01937-0 $80.00 (cloth)] Aida Huseynova’s The Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera is a journey into the remarkably eclectic and rich East-West syncret…
Affective Hermeneutics
Learning mugham in post-Soviet Azerbaijan often leads to intimate conversations about eşq, or the irresistible desire for a beloved—the central meaning of sung ghazal poetry and a form of intensity experienced during performances of mugham. In this article, I present an approach I call "affective hermeneutics" that shows how the interpretation of love turns into an affective force that moves beyond the boundaries of the mugham musical model found…
The Pearl of Muğam Philosophy
The 650th anniversary of Azerbaijan's beloved poet Imadaddin Nasimi (1369-1417) in 2019 was marked by two compositions in which his famous qəzəl "Sığmazam" was set to music. Qəzəl poetry is usually performed in muğam, a branch of traditional Azerbaijani music, and its unorthodox use by pop stars in these two compositions sparked intense debates. In this article, I discuss how the deep significance and instrumentality that qəzəl poetry holds in th…
The Voice of Azerbaijan
Singer and poet Hajibaba Huseynov (1919–1993), revered by some as the “voice of Azerbaijan” is one of the most popular stars featured in recordings of classical devotional ghazal poetry. Curiously enough, video or audio recordings of his recitations seem to be especially moving, often becoming the focal point for audiences of musicians and poets at public live performances, private meetings, lessons, and virtual contexts. While fans of the ghazal…
"Karabakh or Death, no Other Way!"
In post-Soviet Azerbaijan, hip hop is the main musical genre that articulates the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that escalated into two wars (1992-94; 2020). The creativity of hip hop artists is a prime example of intertextuality as they reference, quote, and remake texts of previous Azerbaijani hip hop songs, thus offering accounts of the way the conflict unfolded throughout history. Yet their creativity goes further than providing narrative…
Diverse Musicological Studies (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Musical (4 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Hermeneutics (2 works) · Interpretation (philosophy) (2 works)