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Rethinking Rhythms: Cognitive Ethnomusicological Consideration for Vocal versus Instrumental Rhythms and Discussion about the Role of Periodicity in Rhythm

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Musicology
  • Abbr : JKSM
  • 2020, 28(1), pp.105~136
  • DOI : 10.34303/mscol.2020.28.1.004
  • Publisher : The Korean Society for Musicology
  • Research Area : Arts and Kinesiology > Musicology > Other Musicology
  • Received : April 18, 2020
  • Accepted : June 3, 2020
  • Published : June 30, 2020

Cheong, Yong Jeon 1

1The Ohio State Univ.

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ABSTRACT

As there is no one accepted definition of rhythm, rhythm is a problematic concept. On the basis of previous studies in psychology and cognitive ethnomusicology, this paper proposes that rhythm should be considered as temporal relationships of successive events that are perceived and produced by the body. With the embodied cognition theory, this paper is not only to examine indications for an existence of two rhythms, that is, vocal and non-vocal/instrumental rhythms, in the pre-historic time and in ancient cultures but also to provide findings of what is currently known about the functional neuroanatomy of vocally and manually produced rhythms. This paper also demonstrates how periodicity allows a confluence of the vocal and instrumental rhythms in terms of entrainment with a case study. This study provides music scholars an opportunity to rethink rhythm in their discussion about temporal parameters of music.

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