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Eigenbau-­Musikinstrumente als Elemente der Selbstdarstellung

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EigenbauMusikinstrumente  als  Elemente  der  SelbstdarstellungBERNHARD FUCHSABSTRACT:DO  IT  YOURSELF  MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS  AS  ELEMENTS  OF  SELFREPRESENTATIONThis contribution analyses the non-professional production ofmusical instru-ments from a semiotic perspective as a form of popular myth-production. Mate-rial-musical culture represents different identities and varies from an ethnic, na-tional or ecological symbol to a signifier of individual musicality. Diverse contexts of instrument-building like pedagogy, therapy, social work, heritage, performance art are discussed. The paper focusses on the relevance of Do it yourself musical instruments (DIYMI) for particularly applied ethnomusicology. Scientific practice is explained not only as the co-production of knowledge but also of myth. This idea is highlighted with the example of the story of the famous Austrian folk-fiddler Alois Blamberger who is said to have built his first violin as a twelve-year-old child. This case study is combined with methodological reflections in the field of Material Culture Studies.Volksmusikinstrumente werden in Mythen und Sagen thematisiert und im Zuge der Modernisierung zu nationalen Ikonen gemacht, die heute offizielle Anerken-nung alsnationales Kulturerbe finden: Alphorn, Cajón, Fujara, Kantele, Maul-trommel, Ratschen, Steelpan und andere. Das Feld des InstrumentenbausprägenAlltagsmythen: Die Verehrung der klassischen Geigenbauer verleiht diesen alten Meistern mythische Qualität, diedas gegenwärtige Handwerk zu einem Schatten-dasein verurteilt.
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EigenbauMusikinstrumente  als  Elemente  der  SelbstdarstellungBERNHARD FUCHSABSTRACT:DO  IT  YOURSELF  MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS  AS  ELEMENTS  OF  SELFREPRESENTATIONThis contribution analyses the non-professional production ofmusical instru-ments from a semiotic perspective as a form of popular myth-production. Mate-rial-musical culture represents different identities and varies from an ethnic, na-tional or ecological symbol to a signifier of individual musicality. Diverse contexts of instrument-building like pedagogy, therapy, social work, heritage, performance art are discussed. The paper focusses on the relevance of Do it yourself musical instruments (DIYMI) for particularly applied ethnomusicology. Scientific practice is explained not only as the co-production of knowledge but also of myth. This idea is highlighted with the example of the story of the famous Austrian folk-fiddler Alois Blamberger who is said to have built his first violin as a twelve-year-old child. This case study is combined with methodological reflections in the field of Material Culture Studies.Volksmusikinstrumente werden in Mythen und Sagen thematisiert und im Zuge der Modernisierung zu nationalen Ikonen gemacht, die heute offizielle Anerken-nung alsnationales Kulturerbe finden: Alphorn, Cajón, Fujara, Kantele, Maul-trommel, Ratschen, Steelpan und andere. Das Feld des InstrumentenbausprägenAlltagsmythen: Die Verehrung der klassischen Geigenbauer verleiht diesen alten Meistern mythische Qualität, diedas gegenwärtige Handwerk zu einem Schatten-dasein verurteilt.
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