Senior Project Advisor
Steven Sehman
Document Type
Project
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Publication Date
Spring 2023
Keywords
music, composition, world music, folk music, ethnomusicology, music analysis, rhythm, Ireland, Bulgaria, Morocco
Abstract
This project is a creative examination of the folk music traditions of Ireland, Bulgaria, and Morocco from the perspective of a musician and composer. It consists of three original compositions inspired by these cultures with a focus on their rhythmic identity. Irish music consists of jigs and reels with a “3 feel” and “4 feel” respectively. Bulgarian music is characterized by uneven pulse with short and long beats defining accent patterns. Moroccan music uses polyrhythmic grooves in many folk and popular genres. Each piece is built upon these rhythmic elements and incorporates them into the author’s own compositional style. By combining formal analysis with creative participation, this project presents and advocates for composition as a novel form of engagement in the discipline of ethnomusicology.
(Irish file is at the download button. Bulgarian and Moroccan files are below.)
Department
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Recommended Citation
Brown, Mosey, "Verse Engineering: A Compositional Analysis of World Music Cultures" (2023). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 742.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/742
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Bez Broene (Bulgaria)
Taswif (Morocco) [DEMO].mp3 (9519 kB)
Taswif (Morocco)