Something I stumbled on while looking for why Odyysey recitals[0] which keep popping up recently sound "Sanskritty"
The video style is quite ranty, and shows some clear frustration. But I did find my existing views challenged and found it interesting.
What he claimed the average person thought, that it was the Ottoman influence. I had always thought the chant style was theirs but apparently only the Ionian school had the more harmonic style of music.
Also got to see how these complex patterns tend to work together. Westerners liking the aesthetic of Greek as they think and the Greek government trying to change what's exported to better maintain that view.
Specifically regarding the Sanskrit part, there wasn't much he talked, but would make sense why two IE languages might have similiar sounds given their similiar mythology.
Yes I agree, this did have way too many instruments and sounds which wouldn't be acceptable for a Sanskrit chant. It could be expecting a Western sound and seeing something eastern made me think it felt Indian rather than other parts which tend to be even more ornamental.
And I do agree, knowledge on anything is fractal and with more familiarity you'd have better understanding of how two things differ.
Video by Farya Faraji, a Canadian-Iranian musicologist, documentary filmmaker and public educator dedicated to fostering a deeper appreciation for the authentic traditional sounds of the world’s musical cultures.
By putting the music in their larger historic context the author manages to convincingly decostruct the illusionary borders between eastern and western culture.
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Also got to see how these complex patterns tend to work together. Westerners liking the aesthetic of Greek as they think and the Greek government trying to change what's exported to better maintain that view.
Specifically regarding the Sanskrit part, there wasn't much he talked, but would make sense why two IE languages might have similiar sounds given their similiar mythology.
And I do agree, knowledge on anything is fractal and with more familiarity you'd have better understanding of how two things differ.
By putting the music in their larger historic context the author manages to convincingly decostruct the illusionary borders between eastern and western culture.