Tradition and Divergence in Southwestern China
Kam Big Song Singing in the Village and on Stage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2174677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Ingrams (0000-0002-7663-8268, Rhythmic Music Conservatory, corresponding author), Catherine Ingram |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 434-453 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canberra Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0314-9099 • E-ISSN: 1740-9314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14442213.2012.732601 |
| OpenAlex | W2036137495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 14 |
Kam big songs, comprising a major musical genre sung for centuries in Kam villages in southwestern China, have now been sung in staged performances for over sixty years. Concurrent performance of big song in both village and staged formats has produced different features and paths of development for each, as well as complex interdependence between the two formats. Kam big song singing thus presents a valuable insight into the way that tradition and divergence from tradition might be understood in the twenty-first century. In this article, I outline some of the most significant aspects of villagers' big song singing over the last sixty years. I demonstrate the difficulties in both locating the concept of 'tradition' within contemporary big song singing and analytically situating the divergence of big song singing into different performance formats. I thereby illustrate key concerns, potential elucidations, and the complexity of the analytical task in understanding the contemporary trajectory of 'tradition
Acoustics · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · China · Divergence (linguistics · Folk song · Key (lock · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Singing · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |