The Pearl of Muğam Philosophy
Qəzəl Poetry and Musical Hermeneutics in Independent Azerbaijan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2650293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Polina Dessiatnitchenko (Waseda University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-105 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnomusicology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-1836 • E-ISSN: 2156-7417 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/21567417.66.1.06 |
| OpenAlex | W4220836934 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
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 the post-Soviet context explains the powerful impact of the two pieces. I show how interpretation and imagination of qəzəl meanings in muğam, especially the theme of the beyond, is a way to make social and political realities and articulate post-Soviet subjectivities that emerge through the narrative of loss and in relation to beliefs about the Soviet past
Art · Context (archaeology) · Hermeneutics · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Narrative · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Relation (database) · Theme (computing) · Theology · Diverse Musicological Studies · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |