Asian-European Music Research Journal

William Banda Makulloluwa (1922–1984) was a musician in Sri Lanka who made a significant con- tribution to preserving Sinhalese music. He dedicated his scholarly pursuits to the investigation of Sinhalese music and the cultural intricacies of Sri Lanka. Undertaking extensive fieldwork from the 1960s to the 1980s, he methodically documented and studied traditional music, with a particular emphasis on various communities in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study is to investigate the con- tribution of Makulloluwa’s musical style, expectations, and ideologies to elevate Sri Lankan tradi- tional music. The study is based on the narrative method of qualitative research. Interviews, records, autobiographies, various reports, and books written by Makulloluwa were used to collect data. Seven in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted in November and December 2022 and January 2023 to gain a better understanding of his musical style, expectations, and ideologies. Non-probabil- ity purposive and snowball sampling were used as the sampling method. Content analysis was used to evaluate the data. Research revealed that he used techniques such as recording, documenting, rearranging, and educating to safeguard the distinct Sinhalese musical melodies. He established a formal framework for community singing, which helped to establish the foundation for Sinhalese traditional music. He assumed the task in a proactive manner as a musician, showing genuine interest in recording and conserving Sinhala traditional tunes. He worked very hard to locate, preserve, and share these tunes with the next generation. This study emphasizes Makulloluwa's unwavering com- mitment to the growth and preservation of Sri Lankan folk dance and music.

Kamani Samarasinghe

ASIAN-EUROPEAN MUSIC RESEARCH JOURNAL

A Biographical Study of William Banda Makulloluwa's Contributions

威廉·班达·马库洛卢瓦贡献的传记研究

Music and dance are two art forms that depend on musical components to produce an output. The training usually starts at a young age, and the skills are fine-tuned through rigorous practice. Longterm musical or dance training has been associated with enhancements in various sensorimotor domains compared to non-trained laypeople. However, few studies have directly compared musicians’ and dancers’ performances for musical perception tasks. In the present study, we administered Mini- PROMS on 152 participants comprising formally trained musicians, dancers, and nonmusicians/ dancers and recorded their performance in subtests of melody, tuning, tempo, and accent discrimination. The total score was computed as a composite of scores from the subtests. The results revealed a significant advantage for musicians only in the task of melody discrimination and not for other subtests or total scores. We also observed that the performances of a subgroup of nonmusicians were at par with musicians and dancers to be identical in the total scores. Dancers performed at par with musicians in untrained domains like accent. The findings suggest that cultural factors and innateness influence music perception. In addition, long-term musical and dance training leads to distinct enhancements in non-trained domains, hinting at a trans-modality transfer of skills.

Jim Saroj Winston

Ajith Kumar Uppunda

Musical Feature Perception: A Comparative Study Among Musicians, Dancers, and Non-musicians,

音乐特征感知：音乐家、舞者与非音乐家的比较研究

Kathakali, a classical art form of Kerala, is known for its unique blend of various disciplines such as literature, music, enactment, and dance. Music plays a central role by creating an ideal ambience, facilitating excellent possibilities for enacting, and setting the tone right from the beginning of the play. Kathakali music, in its present form, has a history of more than 300 years, and all the way through, it has been subjected to notable changes primarily due to the influence of other styles of music. However, information on the cascade of changes that Kathakali music has been subjected to, during these years, is fragmentary. Interestingly, the Kathakali music of the present day owes considerably to Gītāgovindaṁ of the 12th century (~1170 CE) authored by Jayadeva, a poet and a court musician, who lived in Kenduli of the present Orissa. Gītāgovindaṁ, also referred to as ashtapadi, is considered in every respect as a masterpiece of musical and literary excellence that had remarkable influence not only on temple performing arts of that locality but also on the entire nation. Although the verses of Gītāgovindaṁ practiced in Kerala temples are the same as those practiced in Orissa, there exist considerable differences between the two in the style of singing. The entire Gītāgovindaṁ was originally set to Hindustani ragas; however, the singing of ashtapadi, as it reached Kerala, acquired a unique style, referred to as “sopāna sangeetham”, considered to be the forerunner of Kathakali music. The paper examines the trajectory of events beginning from the original ashtapadi singing that prevailed in the 12th century, leading to the sopāna style of singing ashtapadi, which in turn paved the way for Kathakali music of modern times. The paper also discusses the impact of Carnatic music on Kathakali music. On the one hand, the introduction of Carnatic ragas has enriched Kathakali music by providing it with a proper structure and robustness; but on the contrary, this is leading to predominance of the Carnatic ragas in the entire scenario, progressively replacing the indigenous ones. Resultantly, the indigenous ragas, which had been central to the sopāna style of singing, are getting less prominence and are prone to a state of “extinction”, an alarming situation.

Sudheer Variathu Chorathu

Anilkumar Gopinathan

Kathakali Music: A Search on the Evolutionary Trajectory

卡塔卡利音乐：进化轨迹的探索

This review essay focuses on the eight-volume book series: Petruzzi Carlo Alberto and Stella Guo Chen, eds. (2021–2023), Precise Word-by-Word Explanation of Italian Opera Librettos in Chinese (8 volumes), as the main subject. Only the most essentail parts are critically investigated. They derive from 1) G. Donizetti and F.Romani, “L'elisir d’amore”; 2) P. Mascagni, G. Targioni-Tozzetti, and G. Menasci, “Cavalleria Rusticana”; R. Leoncavallo, “Pagliacci”; 3) G. Puccini, G. Giacosa, and L. Illica, “La Bohème”; 4) G. Puccini, G. Giacosa, and L. Illica, “Tosca”; 5) G. Verdi and F. M. Piave, “Rigoletto”; 6) G. Verdi and F. M. Piave, “La Traviata”; 7) G. Verdi, S. Cammarano and L. E. Bardare, “Il Trovatore”; and 8) G. Puccini, G. Giacosa, and L. Illica, “Madama Butterfly”.

Francesco Serratore

The Book Series: Guo Chen, Stella and Carlo Alberto Petruzzi, eds. 2021–2023. Precise Word-By-Word Explanation of Italian Opera Librettos in Chinese in Eight Volumes,

丛书：郭晨、斯特拉与卡洛·阿尔贝托·佩特鲁齐主编，2021–2023年，《意大利歌剧剧本中文逐字精解》（共八卷）

This review is dedicated to the recently published work of Jonathan P.J. Stock and Beverly Diamond (eds)., named “The Routledge Companion to Ethics and Research in Ethnomusicology”, published by Cambridge University Press in the year 2022. The book, authored by twenty six authors, has 339 pages.

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A Biographical Study of William Banda Makulloluwa's Contributions

Musical Feature Perception: A Comparative Study Among Musicians, Dancers, and Non-musicians,

Kathakali Music: A Search on the Evolutionary Trajectory

The Book Series: Guo Chen, Stella and Carlo Alberto Petruzzi, eds. 2021–2023. Precise Word-By-Word Explanation of Italian Opera Librettos in Chinese in Eight Volumes,

Jonathan P.J. Stock and Beverly Diamond (eds). 2022. Routledge Companion on Ethics and Research in Ethnomusicology

A Biographical Study of William Banda Makulloluwa's Contributions

Musical Feature Perception: A Comparative Study Among Musicians, Dancers, and Non-musicians,

Kathakali Music: A Search on the Evolutionary Trajectory

The Book Series: Guo Chen, Stella and Carlo Alberto Petruzzi, eds. 2021–2023. Precise Word-By-Word Explanation of Italian Opera Librettos in Chinese in Eight Volumes,

Jonathan P.J. Stock and Beverly Diamond (eds). 2022. Routledge Companion on Ethics and Research in Ethnomusicology

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