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Music and Identity in Twenty-First-Century Monasticism Amanda J. Haste

Music and Identity in Twenty-First-Century Monasticism By Amanda J. Haste

Music and Identity in Twenty-First-Century Monasticism by Amanda J. Haste

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This book explores music in contemporary monasticism, including instrumental use, composition, gender-related issues, along with music in neo-monastic communities. The result is a comprehensive study of the agency of music in the construction and expression of personal and community monastic identity.

Music and Identity in Twenty-First-Century Monasticism Summary

Music and Identity in Twenty-First-Century Monasticism by Amanda J. Haste

    2. This is the first book to focus on the agency of music in contemporary monasticism, and its ethnographic engagement with the daily musical practices of monks, nuns, friars and neo-monastics allows their voices to be heard.

    4. Written by an accomplished musician, this book tackles the practicalities of monastic music production and performance, providing clear explanations of the musical features and issues at play.

    6. This exploration of monastic music includes an examination of music in neo-monastic communities, a counterpoint which illustrates the agency of music in constructing community identity...and the issues faced by a community when this means of bonding is absent.

    8. An exciting feature is the author's exploration of how musically gifted monastics deal with exposure on the world stage, from Sister Jeanne Decker (the original Singing Nun) to Sister Cristina Scuccia, who exploded into the public consciousness after she won The Voice TV talent programme in Italy in 2014.

    10. The cross-disciplinary framework will appeal not only to academics, but also to choir directors, those fascinated by chants and plainsong, and those interested in the ethnography of unconventional groups.

About Amanda J. Haste

Amanda J. Haste is an Anglo-French musician, musicologist, linguist and independent researcher, whose published work focuses on identity construction through music and language. She teaches in the music department of Aix-Marseille University, France, and until 2022 also served as president of the international non-profit National Coalition of Independent Scholars.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

CURRENT LITERATURE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TERMINOLOGY

Chant

Modal language

Monastic Life

WORKS CITED

1. CONFLICT AND REPARATION: THE AGENCY OF MUSIC IN MODERN MONASTIC COMMUNITY DYNAMICS

INTRODUCTION

JOINING A COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY BONDING

SOLIDARITY

EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION

ELITISM AND EXCLUSION

CONFLICT AND REPARATION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

2. NEW DIRECTIONS: ENCODING MONASTIC IDENTITY THROUGH MUSICAL COMPOSITION

INTRODUCTION

COMPOSITION: CHANTS OLD AND NEW

Drawing on the canon. Case study: 1: Fr John-Julian OJN and Sr Cornelia OJN

ADAPTATION OR COMPOSITION?

Breaking the rules. Case study 2: Sr Cintra Pemberton OSH

Responding to new texts. Case study 3: Sr Mary Gregory OSB

MUSICAL INFLUENCES

TONALITY VERSUS MODALITY

APPROPRIATENESS

Reception within Community

Reception beyond Community

NOTATIONAL ENCODING

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

3. DEAD TO THE WORLD: NEGOTIATING PERSONAL AND MONASTIC IDENTITY THROUGH INSTRUMENTAL AND RECREATIONAL MUSIC

INTRODUCTION

ACCOMPLISHED SECULAR MUSICIANS

INSTRUMENTAL USE IN WORSHIP

Accompanying instruments

Melodic instruments

ASSOCIATION AND ALLEGORISATION

RECONTEXTUALISATION

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AS RITUAL

MEDIUM OR MESSAGE?

MUSIC FOR RECREATION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

4. DANCING MY PRAYER, DANCING MY SELF: EMBODIED AND PERFORMED IDENTITY

INTRODUCTION

DANCING IN A WORSHIP CONTEXT

Who Dances?

Which Dances?

Why Dance?

Why Not Dance?

DANCE AS OUTREACH

Reception within Community

Reception beyond Community

Efficacy in embodying 'felt' interiority

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

5. A THIRD GENDER?: EXPRESSION OF GENDER IDENTITY IN CELIBATE MONASTICISM THROUGH WORDS AND MUSIC

INTRODUCTION

GENDER ISSUES IN MUSICAL COMPOSITION

Textual themes and imagery

Sexuality and relationships

Creativity and Procreativity Metaphors

Textual Response

EVALUATION AND RECEPTION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

6. BUYING INTO THE MONASTIC EXPERIENCE: MUSICAL COMMODIFICATION

INTRODUCTION

MONASTICS AND COMMERCE

MONASTIC MUSIC AND AUTHENTICITY

PRAYER OR PERFORMANCE?

MUSIC AS PRODUCT

Marketing the Chant

PRODUCT AUTHENTICITY

The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles

The Community of the Resurrection

The Brothers of the Society of St John the Evangelist

MEDIUM OR MESSAGE?

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

7. THE SINGING NUN PHENOMENON: GOING SOLO ON THE WORLD STAGE

INTRODUCTION

CASE STUDIES

Sister Jeanne Decker

Sr Janet Mead

Brother Alessandro Brustenghi

Sister Cristina Scuccia

DISCUSSION

Disembodied and embodied voices

Are You for Real? Appearance and Authenticity

Naming and Identity

Critical Reception - voice and singing style

Choice of musical content

Leading a Double Life

The Power of Song

Monasticism and the Common Good

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

8. FORGING AN ANGLICAN MUSICAL IDENTITY

INTRODUCTION

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT

MUSICAL SETTINGS

The English Tradition

Establishing a Chant Tradition

An English Plainchant Tradition

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

9. FRESH EXPRESSIONS: MUSIC IN NEO-MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

INTRODUCTION

FORMS OF NEO-MONASTICISM

EXAMPLES OF EMERGING NEO-MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES WITH A STRONG MUSICAL TRADITION

Iona Community

Taize Community

THE PLACE OF MUSIC IN OTHER NEO-MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

Hilfield Community

Scargill Community, Yorkshire

St. Anselm Community

Community of Aidan and Hilda

DISCUSSION

Proximity

Influential Individuals

Musical gifts within Community

The Call to Tradition

Musical Identity: Developing a Community Voice

Permanence and Durability

Boundary Clarity and Personal Identity

CONCLUSION

NOTES

WORKS CITED

CONCLUSION

INDEX

Additional information

NPB9781032441788
9781032441788
103244178X
Music and Identity in Twenty-First-Century Monasticism by Amanda J. Haste
Amanda J. Haste
Routledge Research in Music
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2023-10-20
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