Claude Dauphin releases "Histoire du style musical haïtien"
It is dedicated to the great test storyteller Mimi Bartholomew. The author pays tribute to Felix Hérissé first librarian of Haitian music seriously and Louis Maximilian, physician, anthropologist and archaeologist voodoo of pre-Columbian culture, to which he pays homage. In over 370 pages, the land was surveyed rural traditions, you immerse yourself in the world of music and written in the galaxy of popular music. We remember the Native American heritage, the African roots. It follows the story of voodoo music: its context, its language, its religious dimensions and musical impact. He focuses on the ninth chapter of the ambivalences and alternatives to classical music on the ethical contours of "serious music", etc. We discover a gallery of 23 composers of the Haitian school, which marked the history of our music: among others, Ipharès Blain, Carmen Brouard, Frantz Casséus Amos Coulanges, Michel Dejean, Jaegerhuber Werner, Gerald Merceron, Ludovic Lamothe, Lina Mathon Blanchet, etc. He throws in the last chapter, a piercing look and innovative Haitian music in the post-modern era. This essay is a brilliant study as an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Quebec at Montreal, the professor gives us with great objectivity. All categories interested in music should benefit musicians, music lovers, music journalists, arts journalists, critics and writers on music. "History of Haiti's musical style," a wealth of information. Artwork to greet!
