The importance of music theory in transcribing the musical text as an ethnomusicological document
The importance of music theory in transcribing the musical text as an ethnomusicological document

Summary/Abstract: The transcription, a fundamental element of ethnomusicological research, has as main objective the representation from a graphic point of view of all the melodic, rhythmic and ornamental elements that the musical folklore contains.The musical text is laid out on paper, taking into account several important criteria: the analysis of the sound text to be transcribed, the identification of the elements perceived after the initial analysis and the correct and accurate assignment of the corresponding graphic elements.The paper aims to highlight the importance of the basic elements of music theory in the realization of ethnomusicological discourse. The thorough acquisition of these elements determines the scientific transcription of the collected musical repertoire, and the transcription decisions that the researcher assumes, ensure the document quality of the musical discourse.

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