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76 iu-siu lu 4 paralelur kvartebsa da kvintebs vxvdebiT 1940-1970-iani wlebis CanawerebSi, mReris es meTodi aRar gamoiyeneba dRevandeli aborigenebis yofaSi (Lu, Sun, 2007: 21-42) 5 do-mi-sol akordi terciuli da kvinturi intervalebiT dasavlur harmoniul TeoriaSi ganixileba rogorc harmoniis fuZe akordi da funqcionaluri harmoniis safuZvels warmoadgens audiomagaliTi 1. Cross (2003). Feiyu yunbao audiomagaliTi 2. Kimbo in a Flash (2005). WFM05001 audiomagaliTebi Targmna baia JuJunaZem

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW POLYPHONIC STYLE – CASE OF THE TAIWAN ABORIGINES 77 YU-HSIU LU (TAIWAN) Abstract ong>Theong> population of aborigines in Taiwan is more than 480 000 population (about 2.11% of the island). ong>Theong>y are now divided into 14 tribes. Numerous polyphonic forms can be found in their traditional music, passed along orally through generations. Heterophony, canon, parallel, drone, ostinato, harmony and free counterpoint are found in their traditional songs. Although they have musical instruments, they seldom use them for solo or ensemble performances. ong>Theong> modernization and westernization of Taiwan in the second half of the 20th century has extended to aboriginal society. American pop music has influenced aboriginal traditional song. ong>Theong>se influences include not only western functional harmonies, but also the use of western musical instruments including guitar, bass, jazz drums, and MIDI. All of them result in the development of a new polyphonic method of the Taiwan aborigines – a combination of the indigenous polyphonic style with western polyphonic methods. ong>Theong>re are 14 tribes of aborigines in Taiwan, who speak languages belonging to the Austronesian language family. ong>Theong> aborigine population is estimated at about 480,000, representing 2.11% of the island’s population (tab. 1). ong>Theong>ir language, blood, society and culture are significantly different from the other 97.89% of population whose ancestors are mostly Han people from mainland China. Tab. 1: 14 aboriginal tribes and their population (2009) 1 Tribe (traditional classification) Tribe (accepted year after lifting of the Taiwan Martial Law) Population Amis 183 799 (was classified as Amis) Sakizaya (since 2007) 442 Paiwan 88 323 Atayal 80 061 (was classified as Atayal) Taroko (since 2004) 25 857 (was classified as Atayal) Seediq (since 2008) 6 606 Bunun 51 447 Rukai 11 911 Puyuma 11 850 Tsou 6 733 Saysiyat 5 900 Thao 3 748 Thao (since 2001) 693 Kavalan (since 2002) 1 218 1. ong>Theong> Traditional Form of Polyphony – Sound and Concept Despite representing only a small portion of Taiwan’s population, aborigines use a wide variety of polyphonic sounds (tab. 2) (Hsu, 1991, 1994). Pasibutbut, a prayer song traditionally performed only once a year for millet harvest from the Bunun tribe is a well-known example. Takatomo Kurosawa 2 , an authority

76<br />

iu-siu lu<br />

4 paralelur kvartebsa da kvintebs vxvdebiT 1940-1970-iani wlebis CanawerebSi, mReris es meTodi aRar<br />

gamoiyeneba dRevandeli aborigenebis yofaSi (Lu, Sun, 2007: 21-42)<br />

5 do-mi-sol akordi terciuli da kvinturi intervalebiT dasavlur harm<strong>on</strong>iul TeoriaSi ganixileba<br />

rogorc harm<strong>on</strong>iis fuZe akordi da funqci<strong>on</strong>aluri harm<strong>on</strong>iis safuZvels warmoadgens<br />

audiomagaliTi 1. Cross (2003). Feiyu yunbao<br />

audiomagaliTi 2. Kimbo in a Flash (2005). WFM05001<br />

audiomagaliTebi<br />

Targmna baia JuJunaZem

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