The Musical Instrument as National Archive: A Case Study of the Kazakh Qyl-qobyz

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Author(s)

Rancier, Megan

Title

The Musical Instrument as National Archive: A Case Study of the Kazakh Qyl-qobyz

Publication Type

Journal Article

Language

eng

Number of Pages

26

Location

Kazakhstan

Keywords

traditional music

heritage reinterpretation

musical culture of Kazakhstan

Relevance to ICH Safeguarding

documentation

transmission

revitalization

ICH Genre

performing arts: music

Description

This article examines the Kazakh two-stringed horsehair fiddle qyl-qobyz as a case study for conceptualizing musical instruments as "archives" that contain layers of historical, social, musical, and emotional information.This information is accumulated and maintained as "archival documents" within the musical instrument archive. These documents are then accessedand interpreted by performers, whose performance styles offer differing points of view on the significance of the qyl-qobyz to contemporary understandings of Kazakh national identity. By unpacking the many layers of information and meaning stored in the qyl-qobyz archive, the article explores its numerous musical contributions to Kazakh national identity narratives.

Book/Journal Title

Ethnomusicology, Fall

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Place of Publication

Boston, US

Date of Publication

2014

Volume

58

Issue

3

Pages

379-404

ISSN

ISSN 0014-1836

Academic Field

Ethnomusicology

Cultural Studies

Contributor

Kazakhstan National Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Active Contribution

Kazakhstan, FY 2023