Seminar 5: Description

Rhythm and meter in Nordic dance (Friday 23 November, 10:00-12:00, in 1625).

Our guest will be Sven Ahlbäck, Professor for Swedish folk music at KMH, renowned violin player of Swedish folk music, and founder of the music technology company Doremir.

Readings for the seminar are:

1. Ahlbäck, Sven. "About asymmetrical beat in the polska Download About asymmetrical beat in the polska

   ." The Polish dance in Scandinavia and Poland 17 (2003): 165-180.
2. Blom, Jan-Petter, and Tellef Kvifte. "On the problem of inferential ambivalence in musical meter Download On the problem of inferential ambivalence in musical meter
   ." Ethnomusicology 30, no. 3 (1986): 491-517.
3. Fitch, W. "Dance, music, meter and groove: a forgotten partnership Download Dance, music, meter and groove: a forgotten partnership
   ." Frontiers in human neuroscience 10 (2016): 64. (as a complementary perspective to the above two).
4. Alternative to paper 3, you may identify, read and summarize a paper of your choice that discusses meter and rhythm in dance music.

Assignment:

• Summarize the above readings in separate sections of one text. This summary may be short, and the goal is to serve as support for the seminar. Therefore, focus on the aspects you found most remarkable, or you had difficulties with.

Before the seminar, please upload the assignment to the discussion of the seminar.