tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808406058173173703.post1644371424151336709..comments2023-06-28T05:54:47.372-04:00Comments on Music 000001: 19. More BranchesDocGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808406058173173703.post-18239191138174980942012-06-26T13:04:29.646-04:002012-06-26T13:04:29.646-04:00Hi Brodie,
The Polynesian versions of B3 (B3b and ...Hi Brodie,<br />The Polynesian versions of B3 (B3b and B3b1) are very different from the Amerindian and Australian versions (B3a1 and B3a2). Also B3a1 and B3a2 are very widespread in the Americas and Australia respectively, which makes it unlikely that these styles could have originated in Polynesia, which as you suggest has a relatively recent history.<br /><br />The problem with call and response per se is that it isn't terribly distinctive, so it's difficult to argue that it could not have developed independently. African styles with call and response are in any case different from, say, European styles with call and response, so we can't really associate it with a particular style cluster, as we can with the other musical "haplogroups" I've identified.DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808406058173173703.post-5293738598821459062012-06-26T03:22:40.667-04:002012-06-26T03:22:40.667-04:00Hi Victor-
Could you please elaborate a little on...Hi Victor-<br /><br />Could you please elaborate a little on why you believe the B3 style diverged somewhere in Asia and branched into 3 distinct styles in Melanesia/Polynesia, Australia, and North America? The Polynesians were accomplished seafarers and there are theories, albeit controversial, that they may have had Pre-Columbian contact with North America. Is it possible that the seafaring island peoples could have propagated this style in Australia and North America, possibly at a more recent time? Of course it would seem odd to me that PNG's musical styles would not also be influenced if such was the case.<br /><br />Also, I'd be interested to hear more details about why it is so difficult to determine if the widespread use of call and response is indicative of a common origin or independent invention?<br /><br />Your blog has been a very interesting read and I look forward to reading more.<br /><br />Thanks-<br />BrodieBrodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914309756383100623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808406058173173703.post-43368083467421204842012-06-26T03:12:28.080-04:002012-06-26T03:12:28.080-04:00Hi Victor-
Could you elaborate further on why you...Hi Victor-<br /><br />Could you elaborate further on why you believe the B3 style, as you describe it, branched off in Asia into distinct branches in Melanesia/Polynesia, Australia, and North America? From what I understand, the Polynesians were accomplished navigators and there are theories, albeit controversial, that propose they had Pre-Columbian contact in North America. Is it possible that seafaring island peoples propagated this musical style in Australia and North America, possibly in the more recent past? <br /><br />Also, I'd be interested to know more about call and response, which you touch on very briefly in this post. Specifically, could you provide some more details of why it is it so difficult to determine if this style is indicative of a common origin or was independently invented at different times?<br /><br />Your blog has been a very interesting read so far and I look forward to reading more.<br /><br />Thanks-<br />BrodieBrodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914309756383100623noreply@blogger.com