Abstract / Description of output
This discussion tries to show how a social theory of rhythm might be put
together in a way that could account more fully for some of the fundamental aspects of human rhythmic practice, in particular social cohesion, synchronisation, alternation, and style. It also tries to show that the mechanism of bonding between individuals, and groups of individuals, which seems to be at the heart of rhythm, has a social as well as psychological and physiological dimensions, and that this mechanism has to operate within radically different cultural environments. These cultural environments are not just assemblages of events, objects and practices, but involve our intimate and innate responses to the moments at which things occur.
together in a way that could account more fully for some of the fundamental aspects of human rhythmic practice, in particular social cohesion, synchronisation, alternation, and style. It also tries to show that the mechanism of bonding between individuals, and groups of individuals, which seems to be at the heart of rhythm, has a social as well as psychological and physiological dimensions, and that this mechanism has to operate within radically different cultural environments. These cultural environments are not just assemblages of events, objects and practices, but involve our intimate and innate responses to the moments at which things occur.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Topicality Of Musical Universals / Actualites Des Univers Musicaux |
| Editors | Jean-Luc Leroy |
| Place of Publication | Paris |
| Publisher | Éditions des archives contemporaines |
| Pages | 149 - 155 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9782813000613 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- rhythm, social, time, bonding