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Approaching traditional music from Greece from the aspect of contemporary art (last edited: 2017)

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Nowadays, the reference and use of the term “traditional” music, raises a number of interesting questions for many people, whose answers are always highly contextual. Questions such as: “What is the function and usefulness of traditional music in the 21st century?”, “What kind of attitude and handling is appropriate for it?”, “Which material can be included under this term and which not, and who is responsible for defining it?”, “What are the limits of a material commonly accepted as ‘traditional’, in which it can be expressed without being denatured to another musical genre? “ and, of course, the century-old mother of all questions “What is traditional music?” Considering the time at which this research was carried out, I find that, at least within the geographical area of Europe but perhaps elsewhere, and within a period where more and more people are trying to promote their diversity or even peculiarity, so as to achieve their social or even anthropological lifting, each person’ s own conception of "traditional" music can, act as one of the means towards the aforementioned goal. The isolation of this music in order to 'protect' it against foreign elements, the preservation of its supposed 'authenticity' and the strict rules and limits being set are some obvious indicators of this process. Within this context, traditional music often becomes a museum(1) exhibit that we can, theoretically, conceive with all our senses, except for the touch. Touch is characterized by both its passive and energetic character and this energy has the potential to change and distort things. Imagine a huge “Do not touch!” sign. “Do not touch”' because we do not have the necessary degree of connection to the “exhibit”, “Do not touch”, because even if we have this degree of association, we have not obtained the necessary approval from the person in charge. But, who is in charge after all? Is there one? Who has appointed her/him? Authenticity is a term that has the parameter of past time, so that any authentication attempt should refer to a fait accompli(2). In the case of traditional music, even though this accomplished event refers to some point in the past, it is nevertheless given the sense of a non-existent time, so that this past event can only be accessed, through hypotheses and senses; but senses lead to fallacy themselves, quoting Parmenides. Moreover, regarding the certification of the reference event, let us only refer to numerous disputes of the historical scientific community. These questions and thoughts triggered several endless discussions, which usually led to dead ends. The unconvincing nature of repetitive arguments around tradition served only as the dough generated new and bigger questions that followed me for at least the last decade as an artist, a person and above all as a musician, whose musical journey always references traditional music. (1) Even though the etymology of Museum suggests the place of the worship of the Muses, the term is used here to highlight the negative aspect of a severely sterilized context. (2) Proven event of the past

type	research exposition
date	30/08/2017
last modified	18/10/2017
status	in progress
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affiliation	Codarts, University of the Arts
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url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/386369/386370
external link	www.codarts.nl

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name	01. String Quartet
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name	02. Mythos Ξ
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name	03. Instruments of the geographical field
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name	04. Stani mi Lentso
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name	05. Lekka
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name	06. Kasapiko
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name	08. Lekka
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name	09. Kasapiko
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name	10. Vouroun daoulari
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name	11. Vouroun daoulari
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name	12. Vouroun daoulari
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name	13. Vouroun daoulari
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name	14. Dopios karsilamas
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name	15. Burjanke (Pontismeno)
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name	17. Burjanke (Kimisi)
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name	18. Burjanke (Xiropotamos)
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name	19. Burjanke (Petroussa)
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name	20. Burjanke (Xirotopos)
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name	21. Burjanke (Adelfiko)
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name	22. Burjanke (Iraklia)
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name	23. Gledai mi gleda (Pirgi)
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name	24. Gledai me gleda (Adelfiko)
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name	25. Gledai me gleda (Kimisi)
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name	26. Gledai me gleda (Xiropotamos)
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name	27. Eyzonikos (Xiropotamos)
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name	28. Gaida (Flampouro)
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name	29. Teska (Xiropotamos)
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name	30. Nikolas (Xirotopos)
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name	31. Varis antikristos (Kali Vrisi)
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name	32. Varis antikristos (Kali Vrisi)
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name	33. Marathikane ta horta (Xiropotamos)
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name	34. Xipna Yioryi (Xiropotamos)
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name	35. Tis pombis tou gamou (Volakas)
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name	36. Indilia (Flambouro)
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name	37. Kasapiko (Kali Vrisi)
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name	38. Espire leventis (Pirgi)
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name	39. Grabbed rhythm
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name	41. Mana mou ta louloudia (Flambouro)
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name	42. Polyphonic song (Xirotopos)
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name	43. Polyphonic song (Xirotopos)
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name	44. Mana mou ta louloudia sou (Flambouro)
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name	45. Shope gaida (Flambouro)
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name	46. Makedonia (Orini)
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name	47. Ali Klotska (Flambouro)
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name	48. Mitro le Mitro (Aggistro)
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name	49. Body movement in a ceremony
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name	50. Body movement in dromena
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name	51. Dróosthai (trailer)
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