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Abstract
This paper discusses the function of listening in intercultural musical collaboration, with reference to a number of examples taken from the author’s practice, within the Vietnamese/Swedish group The Six Tones. Through the lens of Pierre Schaeffer’s concepts of musical and musicianly listening, the paper suggests that intercultural exchange takes place in a liminal field between traditions. This demands a particular openness which can be developed by operating musicianly listening, a form of listening which actively seeks to “innovate in the facture of sound objects.”
Keywords:
- listening,
- intercultural,
- habitus,
- collaborative artistic practice,
- traditional music,
- experimental music
Résumé
Cet article aborde la fonction de l’écoute en contexte de collaboration musicale interculturelle, en faisant référence à un certain nombre d’exemples tirés de l’expérience de l’auteur au sein du groupe vietnamien/suédois The Six Tones. À travers les concepts d’écoute de Pierre Schaeffer, l’article suggère que l’échange culturel prenne place dans un champ liminal, entre les traditions. Cette approche requiert une ouverture particulière qui peut se développer à travers une écoute musicienne, une forme d’écoute qui cherche activement à « innover dans la facture des objets sonores. »
Mots-clés :
- écoute,
- interculturel,
- habitus,
- pratiques artistiques collaboratives,
- musique traditionnelle,
- musique expérimentale
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Note biographique
Dr Stefan Östersjö est un guitariste classique de renom se spécialisant en musique contemporaine. Depuis ses débuts sur disque (Swedish Grammy, en 1997), il a enregistré plus d’une vingtaine de cds et a fait des tournées en Europe, aux États-Unis et en Asie. Il est professeur associé de recherche artistique en musique à l’Acadmie de musique de Malmö.
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