Naturjodel und Emotion
Interdependenzen mit Fokus auf Unterwalden
Author(s)
Kammermann, Andrea
Language
GermanAbstract
This study investigated the emotional experiences of yodelers and listeners in relation to a specific type of yodeling, practiced in Unterwalden, a region in Central Switzerland. The yodels of Unterwalden are based on a local repertoire, sung with a complex vocal technique that focuses on syllabic pitch change. Across three consecutive studies was explored how yodelers and listeners experienced different evocations and felt emotions in connection with the yodels of Unterwalden. Reported are herein a) the characteristics of strong experiences with yodel including positive feelings, physiological reactions, a loss of control while being touched by the music, and aspects of enhanced socialization within the community, b) an evaluation of selected audio samples illustrating that the yodels of Unterwalden preferentially evoke certain sensations, such as a balanced relationship between sublimity and vitality, and c) that contextual and personal factors, as well as the musical structure, the type of polyphony, and the characteristic timbres of the yodel voices have a decisive influence on the emotional intensity experienced.
Keywords
Music Studies; YodelDOI
10.15203/99106-080-2ISBN
9783991060802Publisher
innsbruck university pressPublisher website
https://www.uibk.ac.at/iupPublication date and place
Innsbruck, 2022Classification
Music
Theory of music and musicology