Cultural Theories of Gesture

Guerino Mazzola, Jason Noer, Yan Pang, Shuhui Yao, Jay Afrisando, Christopher Rochester and William Neace
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Guerino Mazzola: School of Music, University of Minnesota
Jason Noer: University of Minnesota, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
Yan Pang: University of Minnesota, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
Shuhui Yao: School of Music, University of Minnesota
Jay Afrisando: School of Music, University of Minnesota
Christopher Rochester: School of Music, University of Minnesota
William Neace: School of Music, University of Minnesota

Chapter Chapter 21 in The Future of Music, 2020, pp 187-193 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we examine the role of Musical gesture Gestures musical gestures in musical Performance performance. The focus of this examination is on the physical, symbolic, and psychological movements of musicians in different traditions—American Hip Hop, Free Jazz, Japanese Noh Theater, and Chinese Folk. We locate these gestures in the bodies, scores, and sounds of and made by performers. It is also necessary to honor and acknowledge the cultural specificity of each musical tradition by recognizing the importance of different geographies, power dynamics, and histories. We describe the role of gestures as cultural expressivity, complementing the mathematical theory of gestures (see Chap. 14 ).

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39709-8_21

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