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Polyphonic Singing Traditions in Georgia: A Brief Overview Polyphonic Singing Traditions in Georgia: A Brief Overview
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Cycles of Revival Cycles of Revival
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Revivalist Trends Under the Russian Empire Revivalist Trends Under the Russian Empire
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Musical Transformations and Cycles of Renewal in the Soviet Era Musical Transformations and Cycles of Renewal in the Soviet Era
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Independence, UNESCO, and the Turn to the West Independence, UNESCO, and the Turn to the West
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The Internationalization of Georgian Polyphony: Foreign Choirs and Networks The Internationalization of Georgian Polyphony: Foreign Choirs and Networks
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Becoming an Ambassador for Someone Else’s Culture: Converts and Intermediaries Becoming an Ambassador for Someone Else’s Culture: Converts and Intermediaries
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Georgian Singing in Britain and Ireland: The Legacy of Edisher Garakanidze Georgian Singing in Britain and Ireland: The Legacy of Edisher Garakanidze
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Georgia’s Transnational Affinity Groups: From Attraction to Belonging Georgia’s Transnational Affinity Groups: From Attraction to Belonging
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The Postrevival Turn: Transnational Connections and New World Orders The Postrevival Turn: Transnational Connections and New World Orders
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Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
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Notes Notes
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References References
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Discs Cited Discs Cited
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Films Cited Films Cited
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26 Georgian Polyphony and its Journeys from National Revival to Global Heritage
Get accessCaroline Bithell is Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the University of Manchester, UK. She has published widely on Corsican music, which was the main focus of her research from 1993. Her monograph Transported by Song: Corsican Voices from Oral Tradition to World Stage appeared with Scarecrow Press in 2007. Her edited collection The Past in Music appeared as a special issue of the journal Ethnomusicology Forum (2007). Her new monograph on the natural voice and world song is forthcoming, together with other new work on Georgian polyphony. She is also co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Music Revival.
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Published:16 December 2013
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Abstract
This article has been commissioned as part of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Music Revival edited by Caroline Bithell and Juniper Hill. Focusing on vocal polyphony from the Republic of Georgia, this chapter explores the multifaceted links between cycles of national revival since the mid-nineteenth century and the internationalization of Georgian polyphony in the post-Soviet period. It proposes that the proliferation of Georgian choirs outside Georgia might be viewed as a “third existence” of folklore and a natural extension of internal revival processes. Particular attention is paid to those who act as intermediaries, to methods of teaching and learning that have proved most effective in enabling non-Georgians to embody the “Georgian sound,” and to the motivations and rewards attaching to the different stakeholders in these acts of cultural exchange. The chapter also reveals the continued significance of grassroots initiatives, alongside the state-supported promotion that followed UNESCO’s proclamation of Georgian polyphony as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, as Georgian polyphony moves into a postrevival stage.
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