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  • between the motet and Fújì music based on shared evolutionary processes stylistic equivalence. analogical supports rather than The motet was predominantly a style at the initial stage, and not a form; its metamorphosis from the primitive organum to an independent musical form was accidental. The motet techniques are amazingly interdependent and appear to cling together. The question now is: how did motet become a full-blown the organum, multipart music distinct conductus, and discant? There are similar or at least analogous stylistic devices observed in Yorùbá Fújì from traditional multipart music and motet techniques. In view of these similarities, is it possible to propose the motet technique to the musicological study and analysis of Yorùbá music? The scope of this study is to trace the developmental processes of motet musical composition that came into artistic vogue during the Middle Ages. The styles and features observed in the motet technique will be used to discuss the Yorùbá musical forms. Particularly, the evolution of motet is similar to the evolution of fújì musical form; these would also be considered, because fújì music has been adjudged to be the most popular Yorùbá musical genre. The objectives of this study are to point out the stylistic devices of motet techniques in the analysis of fújì music, provide data on the evolution of Fújì multipart music, and contribute to the study of the stylistic features of fújì popular music. The historical documentation of Fújì music aims to evolve a common language that is not ethnically and linguistically bound and could be utilised globally for effective music scholarship and comparative study.

    Contrapuntal and Percussive Forms: A Comparative Analysis of Motet and Fújì Music · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the activities of national academic ethnographic institu- tions have still been insufficiently studied, in particular the ethnographic component of the work of the Cabinet of Musical Ethnography as a subdivision of the Ethnographic Commis- sion of the All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences has practically remained beyond the attention of domestic researchers.

    Cabinet of Musical Ethnography of All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and its contribution to study and preservation of national intangible heritage (1920s-1930s) · 2026 · DOI

  • Kernlied ) of our time from a global perspective and in the CEE region and encourages further research on the decisive factors related to hymn choices during the editorial process of global and local hymnbooks.

    The Faces of the Central Eastern European Region in Hymnals of the Global Ecumenical Movement · 2025 · DOI

  • Our analysis is limited to the vocal performance system, trying to grasp the relationship between the text and melos, based on the premise proposed by Jansson himself that music is an expression of his Christian faith and a form of respect and genuine humility before the sacred text, a wonderful “offering” given to God, personally, through the act of composing, and ecclesiastically, through the act of performing.

    Symmetrical Musical Structures in the Credo From Missa Popularis (Mårten Jansson) · 2024 · DOI

  • Despite the existing achievements in the study of ensemble performance, the issues of the influence of ensemble work on Ukrainian artistic music culture remain insufficiently studied, which highlights the need for a comprehensive analysis of the specifics of pop vocal and ensemble performance, especially the band “Chervona Ruta” as a creative phenomenon of pop ensemble.

    VIA “Chervona Ruta” in the context of variety- ensemble performance of Ukraine · 2021 · DOI

  • The methodology of the article - methods of historical and cultural, theoretical and genre-style analysis have been applied, which made it possible to highlight peculiarity and uniqueness of atonal polyphonic thinking, creative individuality of Antonin-Josef Reicha in the context of the further research of the development of polyphonic works of the composers of the XX century.

    PECULIARITIES OF A TONAL PLAN OF THE POLYPHONIC CYCLE “36 FUGUES FOR PIANO” BY ANTONIN REICHA · 2019 · DOI

  • The influence of the Hungarian, Slovakian, Romanian and Serbian folk music is evident in this work of Bartók, but there is limited information available about the traces of the last collecting tour of the composer and ethnomusicologist in 1936 to Anatolia, Turkey.

    BÉLA BARTÓK: “CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA”. ELEMENTS OF TURKISH FOLKLORE IN THE SOURCES OF A MASTERPIECE · 2019 · DOI

  • Studies of Shostakovich’s life and music have continued apace in the period since the composer’s death, and although it is well known that in his early years he earned money in the cinema and, later (in 1954) expressed clear and indeed pioneering views on the nature and demands of film music, relatively little is known about the nature of his early work in this genre.

    Titus, Joan The Early Film Music of Dmitry Shostakovich (review) · 2018 · DOI

  • The article helps to fill a gap in the research of Estonian post-WWII choral music history, since the cultural policy of the period has been studied mostly from the aspects of literature, theatre and art.

    ESTONIAN SONG CELEBRATION MOVEMENT AND ITS LEADERS: THE STORY OF TUUDUR VETTIK; pp. 79–94 · 2017 · DOI

  • Instead, the second group – ethnic instruments rather little known to the public audience, which allocated a significant amount of percussion: Djembe (West African drum), darbuka (percussion instrument indeterminate pitch, a small drum, widespread in the Maghreb, Egypt, Turkey, the Caucasus and the Balkans), and table (Indian percussion instrument).

    CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF STYLE WORLD MUSIC THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE BAND "DAKHABRAKHA" · 2016 · DOI

  • The article will show how diverse memories have illuminated continuities between the past and present, kindled nostalgia which was eventually transformed into history, provided additional information when immediate information from the sound source was insufficient, and generated reflections and rethinking about the tradition in question in the context of a new social order.

    The musical tradition of<i>maʾlūf</i>in Libya: rethinking memories from the field · 2015 · DOI

  • In my pedagogical activity as a piano faculty at the Superior Institute of Music of Sousse and Tunis (Tunisia), the main challenge has been to train students of oriental culture with limited knowledge of Western music about the art of piano interpretation, also to comprehend the vast Western musical repertoire.

    Piano Pedagogy: Western Approach in a Oriental Culture Pedagogical Experience in Maghreb · 2014

  • There are, however, a substantial number of authentic pieces that remain to be discovered, some of which, if they have survived the vicissitudes of time or have been transmitted in other guises, may be recovered to some degree through a subjective intuitive investigation, such as critical semantic comparison that, in the absence of actual documentation, at least allows for a viable conclusion to be drawn.

    The Aria-cum-Chorus “Förkunnom högt hans lof och magt”: Using Text to Recover a Lost Work by Joseph Martin Kraus? · 2014 · DOI

  • In view of the continent recognising the importance of urban popular music, the setting up of URTNA, and the continental body's recognition of the significant part that Kenya had played by giving two awards to Kenyans, I realised that this was an area that required more serious attention and which, hitherto, had not been studied critically.

    Conceptualising African Popular Music: A Kenyan Experiment · 2000

  • IMPLICATIONS OF THE SURVEY Although some books in each of the lists seem inevitable choices, every respondent and reader would doubtless choose some others if limited to the number represented here.

    The Pierian Spring: A survey of the essential material in our fields · 1973 · DOI

  • too, The open question is, should the missionary follow the lead of his neophytes, or is there much more to it than that? It seems to me certain that, even for the pagans, fearing the spirits the way they do, there is an element of daring in this kind of song, and that is one of its greatest attractions, a thrill like that of a Christian indulging in blasphemy.

    KADAGUWAI: SONGS OF THE TROBRIAND SUNSET ISLES · 1950 · DOI

  • Future research could examine archival manuscripts, early editions, recordings, and pedagogical annotations in order to reconstruct the reception and performance history of these works more fully.

    The First Examples of the Etude Genre in the Piano Music of Azerbaijani Composers · 2026 · DOI

  • The authors emphasize that the problem of philosophical and cultural interpretation of the song genre remains insufficiently covered in modern Russian scientific literature.

    THE SONG AS A SPIRITUAL PHENOMENON (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF DOMESTIC WAR SONGS): CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS · 2026 · DOI

  • Although research on Central Asian music has grown significantly, the Kazakh romance remains insufficiently addressed within international musicological discourse.

    Kazakh Romances as a cross-cultural phenomenon: The transformation of the European vocal genre in Kazakh Music · 2026 · DOI

  • šThe significance of the melodies lies in the psalm melodies notations found at the end of the cancionale indicating the involvement of at least two different scribal hands which could be considered in further research on the manuscript.

    A Balogi cancionale (1659) kottáiról · 2026 · DOI

  • However, there is limited studies on how Gor Mahia FC songs linguistically portray masculinity and femininity.

    A Critical Discourse Analysis of Gendered Lyrics in Gor Mahia FC Fandom Songs · 2026 · DOI

  • The article presents a comprehensive study of the piano component of the Kyiv Philharmonic’s concert activity in the 1960s, a field that remains rela-tively understudied in the history of Ukrainian musical performance.

    THE PIANO COMPONENT OF THE KYIV PHILHARMONIC’S CONCERT ACTIVITY IN THE 1960s · 2025 · DOI

  • The collection-type musical manuscripts preserved in Transylvania between the 17th and 19th centuries represent a significant yet insufficiently studied source for the history of music in Central and Eastern Europe.

    TRANSYLVANIAN MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SOURCES FROM THE 17TH–19TH CENTURIES · 2025 · DOI

  • The findings make it possible to broaden the musicological panorama of the modern reception of Mahler’s symphonies and contribute to further research into the processes of cultural adaptation of European academic music to the East Asian artistic space.

    “Adagietto” by Gustav Mahler in the Performance Practice of Chinese Conductors: Interpretative Aspects · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite ongoing discussions on musical canon, gender equality, and repertoire innovation, empirical studies on the actual frequency of performances of individual classical music works in both countries are scarce.

    Bach, Beethoven and Brahms again? A computational view on the de facto canon of classical orchestral music in Germany and the USA at the beginning of the 21st century · 2025 · DOI

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