Amanda J. Haste

Music and Identity in Twenty-First-Century Monasticism (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores music in contemporary monasticism, including instrumental use, composition, gender-related issues, along with music in neo-monastic communities. The result is a comprehensive study of the agency of music in the construction and expression of personal and community monastic identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000985948
• Artikelnr.: 68627534

Autorenporträt

Amanda J. Haste is an Anglo-French musician, musicologist, linguist and independent researcher, whose published work focuses on identity construction through music and language. She teaches in the music department of Aix-Marseille University, France, and until 2022 also served as president of the international non-profit National Coalition of Independent Scholars.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION

CURRENT LITERATURE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TERMINOLOGY

Chant



Modal language

Monastic Life



WORKS CITED

1. CONFLICT AND REPARATION: THE AGENCY OF MUSIC IN MODERN MONASTIC COMMUNITY DYNAMICS

INTRODUCTION

JOINING A COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY BONDING

SOLIDARITY

EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION

ELITISM AND EXCLUSION

CONFLICT AND REPARATION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

2. NEW DIRECTIONS: ENCODING MONASTIC IDENTITY THROUGH MUSICAL COMPOSITION

INTRODUCTION

COMPOSITION: CHANTS OLD AND NEW



Drawing on the canon. Case study: 1: Fr John-Julian OJN and Sr Cornelia OJN



ADAPTATION OR COMPOSITION?



Breaking the rules. Case study 2: Sr Cintra Pemberton OSH

Responding to new texts. Case study 3: Sr Mary Gregory OSB



MUSICAL INFLUENCES

TONALITY VERSUS MODALITY

APPROPRIATENESS

Reception within Community



Reception beyond Community



NOTATIONAL ENCODING

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

3. DEAD TO THE WORLD: NEGOTIATING PERSONAL AND MONASTIC IDENTITY THROUGH INSTRUMENTAL AND RECREATIONAL MUSIC

INTRODUCTION

ACCOMPLISHED SECULAR MUSICIANS

INSTRUMENTAL USE IN WORSHIP

Accompanying instruments

Melodic instruments

ASSOCIATION AND ALLEGORISATION

RECONTEXTUALISATION

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AS RITUAL

MEDIUM OR MESSAGE?

MUSIC FOR RECREATION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

4. DANCING MY PRAYER, DANCING MY SELF: EMBODIED AND PERFORMED IDENTITY

INTRODUCTION

DANCING IN A WORSHIP CONTEXT



Who Dances?

Which Dances?

Why Dance?

Why Not Dance?



DANCE AS OUTREACH

Reception within Community



Reception beyond Community

Efficacy in embodying 'felt' interiority



CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

5. A THIRD GENDER?: EXPRESSION OF GENDER IDENTITY IN CELIBATE MONASTICISM THROUGH WORDS AND MUSIC

INTRODUCTION

GENDER ISSUES IN MUSICAL COMPOSITION

Textual themes and imagery



Sexuality and relationships

Creativity and Procreativity Metaphors

Textual Response



EVALUATION AND RECEPTION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

6. BUYING INTO THE MONASTIC EXPERIENCE: MUSICAL COMMODIFICATION

INTRODUCTION

MONASTICS AND COMMERCE

MONASTIC MUSIC AND AUTHENTICITY

PRAYER OR PERFORMANCE?

MUSIC AS PRODUCT

Marketing the Chant

PRODUCT AUTHENTICITY



The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles

The Community of the Resurrection

The Brothers of the Society of St John the Evangelist



MEDIUM OR MESSAGE?

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

7. THE SINGING NUN PHENOMENON: GOING SOLO ON THE WORLD STAGE

INTRODUCTION

CASE STUDIES



Sister Jeanne Decker

Sr Janet Mead

Brother Alessandro Brustenghi

Sister Cristina Scuccia



DISCUSSION



Disembodied and embodied voices

"Are You for Real?" Appearance and Authenticity

Naming and Identity

Critical Reception - voice and singing style

Choice of musical content

Leading a Double Life

The Power of Song

Monasticism and the Common Good



CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

8. FORGING AN ANGLICAN MUSICAL IDENTITY

INTRODUCTION

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT

MUSICAL SETTINGS



The English Tradition

Establishing a Chant Tradition

An English Plainchant Tradition



DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

9. FRESH EXPRESSIONS: MUSIC IN NEO-MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

INTRODUCTION

FORMS OF NEO-MONASTICISM

EXAMPLES OF EMERGING NEO-MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES WITH A STRONG MUSICAL TRADITION



Iona Community

Taizé Community



THE PLACE OF MUSIC IN OTHER NEO-MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

Hilfield Community



Scargill Community, Yorkshire

St. Anselm Community



Community of Aidan and Hilda



DISCUSSION

Proximity



Influential Individuals

Musical gifts within Community

The Call to Tradition

Musical Identity: Developing a Community Voice

Permanence and Durability

Boundary Clarity and Personal Identity



CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

CONCLUSION

INDEX