Southern Sound And Space: An Exploration Of The Sonic Manifestation Of Place
This thesis examines the relationships between sound and space, sound and time, and the influence of “place,” particularly southern places, on the creative process of contemporary musicians. The work also investigates the possibility of a comsouthern sound or auditory essence which may be embedded within all of the musical genres popularly thought to owe their lineage to the American South. The project is documentary in nature with the written component explaining the scholarship and methodology guiding the accompanying film. At the heart of the work are interviews with eleven contemporary musicians and three scholars of southern culture and history. While the interviews did not articulate the existence of an essential sound transcending southern musical forms, the conversations did reveal expanded conceptions of “place” and multiple interpretations of its role in sonic creations. See notes: about film
Music, Musicians, Oral, Place, Sound, Southern, American Studies
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