Music and Meaning in Three Zapotec Songs*
Music and Meaning in Three Zapotec Songs* Kathryn Goldberg Bryn Mawr College Senior thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Music at Haverford College April 2018 *I would like to thank my music advisor, Professor Richard Freedman, for his dedication to my project throughout its development. I would also like to thank my linguistics advisor, Professor Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, for her unyielding mentorship and guidance. I would like to thank my consultant, Gario Ángeles for his time and for sharing his music with me, as well as Moisés García Guzmán, Loida Contreras Hernández, and Dr. Felipe H. Lopez for their support and assistance with the transcription and translation of my interview with Gario Ángeles. Contents Abstract 4 List of Figures 5 List of Musical Examples 5 Introduction 6 First Hearings 7 Words, Sounds, and Music: How Sound is Reflected in Music 11 Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec 11 Tone and Music 12 Phonation and Music 14 Rhythmic Stress and Music 15 Words, Sounds, and Music: Meaning in the Songs of Gario Ángeles 17 How I Read and Hear a Song 17 “Rabante Luy” 21 “Luy Naou” 26 “Vainchieya te Lag” 30 Zapotec Music: Ángeles’s Place in the World of Music 34 Connecting Ángeles to Others 35 Music as Language Activism 40 Conclusion 43 Appendix 45 A Music Transcriptions 45 Transcription 1 Gario Ángeles, “Rabante Luy,” transcription by Kathryn Goldberg 46 Transcription 2 Gario Ángeles, “Luy Naou,” transcription by Kathryn Goldberg 49 Transcription 3 Gario Ángeles, “Vainchieya te Lag,” transcription by Kathryn Goldberg 52 B Lyrics and Translation, with timings 54 Lyrics and Translations 1 Gario Ángeles, “Rabante Luy,” translation by Kathryn Goldberg 54 Lyrics and Translations 2 Gario Ángeles, “Luy Naou,” translation by Kathryn Goldberg 56 Lyrics and Translations 3 Gario Ángeles, “Vainchieya te Lag” translation by Kathryn Goldberg 58 2 C Sound Recordings 59 Sound Recording 1 Gario Ángeles, “Rabante Luy,” m4a file.
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