Ethnomusicology

2022-09-13 07:49 pm

Last Sunday I spoke with an ethnomusicologist and multicultural choir director.
He said that, not so long ago, he had to go around, often far away, with a tape recorder seeking for popular songs.
Now he simply goes upstair and knoks on the door or rings the bell.

A little problem: in his compound he met two families of Rumenians and both sung, in theory, the same Rumenian song... but the two version were completely different!

Re: Ethnomusicology

Reply #1 – 2022-09-13 08:01 pm

I think that's also common when doing field recordings - all around the world.