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Österling Brunström, JohannaORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-8250-491X
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Österling Brunström, J. (2015). Kropp, görande och varande i musik: en fenomenologisk studie. (Doctoral dissertation). Örebro: Örebro university
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2015 (Swedish)Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This thesis aims to explore bodily anchored dimensions of meaning in relation to four different musical contexts. How does the body take hold of the music? How does the music take hold of the body? These questions intersect each other through providing different entry points, which aims to illuminate this phenomenon from different perspectives. Given the fact that these issues are intertwined, they cannot be separated, nor should they be. Instead, they should be understood in light of each other. The questions intersect each other, yet are not identical. This thesis uses a theoretical foundation inspired by Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology of the body, along with Frede V Nielsen’s view of music as a universe of meaning, which provides a spectrum of experience possibilities.

Four musical contexts are represented; a professional musician (Astrid, in her 60’s), a concertgoer and also a professional composer (Björn, in his 40’s), a professional DJ (Celia, in her 30’s), and a professional dancer (David, in his 20’s).

The participants in this study have been observed in their contexts through participatory observations and video observations. The observations took place at an orchestra rehearsal (Astrid), a concert (Björn), a nightclub gig (Celia) and a dance rehearsal (David). The observations were proceeded by stimulated recall interviews as well as semi-structured interviews (two interviews per person). The collection of empirical data was concluded by a focus group where all four participants took part.

The voices of the participants are heard through life stories that are built on the conducted interviews. Themes (essences) that describe the bodily anchored dimensions of meaning among the participants have emerged through phenomenologicalhermeneutical readings and analysis of their life stories and interviews.

The study indicates that all four musical contexts share the bodily anchored dimensions of meaning, emanating from musical learning and knowledge. The four contexts also share experiences of aesthetic, emotional and existential relations to musicking. In addition, the room plays a significant role, together with body and communication.

The musician and the DJ express the dual aspect of the body, e.g. to have and to be in a body, and also the distinction between a professional and a private body. The concertgoer/composer and the musician both highlight how the body can expose the person through stress, nervousness and habitus. The concertgoer/ composer also illustrates how language emanates from bodily gestures.

When the body takes hold of the music, it occurs through an intentional act, through a reaching out in the world – an act of doing. When the music takes hold of the body, it involves becoming shaken, touched and, without notice, being struck by music – an act of being. Between doing and being, there is a gap – the flesh – that can be understood as our existence.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Örebro: Örebro university, 2015. p. 295
Series
Örebro Studies in Musicology ; 3
Keywords
body and music, phenomenology, aesthetics, emotional and existential experience
National Category
Musicology
Research subject
Musicology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-46101 (URN)978-91-7529-100-0 (ISBN)
Public defence
2015-12-03, Konsertsalen, Musikhögskolan, Örebro universitet, Fakultetsgatan 1, Örebro, 13:00 (Swedish)
Opponent
Supervisors
Available from: 2015-10-15 Created: 2015-10-15 Last updated: 2017-10-17Bibliographically approved
Österling Brunström, J. (2014). The body, to make and to be in music: a phenomenological study. In: : . Paper presented at Arbeitskreis Musikpädagogische Forschung (AMPF), Neuwied-Engers, Germany, October 10-12, 2014.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The body, to make and to be in music: a phenomenological study
2014 (Swedish)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Other academic)
Keywords
body and music, phenomenology, aesthetic, emotional and existential experience
National Category
Musicology
Research subject
Musicology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-47332 (URN)
Conference
Arbeitskreis Musikpädagogische Forschung (AMPF), Neuwied-Engers, Germany, October 10-12, 2014
Available from: 2016-01-05 Created: 2016-01-05 Last updated: 2017-10-17Bibliographically approved
Österling Brunström, J. (2013). Kropp, görande och varande i musik: en fenomenologisk studie. In: : . Paper presented at Musikforskning idag, Svenska Samfundet för Musikforskning i samarbete med Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden, June 12-14, 2013.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Kropp, görande och varande i musik: en fenomenologisk studie
2013 (Swedish)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Other academic)
National Category
Musicology
Research subject
Musicology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-47334 (URN)
Conference
Musikforskning idag, Svenska Samfundet för Musikforskning i samarbete med Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden, June 12-14, 2013
Available from: 2016-01-05 Created: 2016-01-05 Last updated: 2017-10-17Bibliographically approved
Österling Brunström, J. (2013). The body, to make and to be in music: a phenomenological study. In: : . Paper presented at Nordic Network for Music Educational Research (NNMPF 2013), Bergen University College, Norway, February 27– March 1, 2013.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The body, to make and to be in music: a phenomenological study
2013 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Other academic)
National Category
Musicology
Research subject
Musicology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-47335 (URN)
Conference
Nordic Network for Music Educational Research (NNMPF 2013), Bergen University College, Norway, February 27– March 1, 2013
Available from: 2016-01-05 Created: 2016-01-05 Last updated: 2017-10-17Bibliographically approved
Österling Brunström, J. (2012). The body, to make and to be in music: a theoretical double-stop. In: : . Paper presented at 30th ISME World conference on Music Education, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 15-20, 2012.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The body, to make and to be in music: a theoretical double-stop
2012 (English)Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Other academic)
National Category
Musicology
Research subject
Musicology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-47336 (URN)
Conference
30th ISME World conference on Music Education, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 15-20, 2012
Available from: 2016-01-05 Created: 2016-01-05 Last updated: 2017-10-17Bibliographically approved
Österling Brunström, J. (2012). The body, to make and to be in music: a theoretical double-stop. In: Abstracts: 17th conference of the Nordic Network for Music Educational Research Reykjavík, 22. – 24. February 2012. Paper presented at 17th conference of the Nordic Network for Music Educational Research (NNMPF 2012), University of Iceland, School of Education, Reykjavik, Iceland, February 22-24, 2012 (pp. 64-66).
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The body, to make and to be in music: a theoretical double-stop
2012 (English)In: Abstracts: 17th conference of the Nordic Network for Music Educational Research Reykjavík, 22. – 24. February 2012, 2012, p. 64-66Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
National Category
Musicology
Research subject
Musicology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-47337 (URN)
Conference
17th conference of the Nordic Network for Music Educational Research (NNMPF 2012), University of Iceland, School of Education, Reykjavik, Iceland, February 22-24, 2012
Available from: 2016-01-05 Created: 2016-01-05 Last updated: 2022-06-20Bibliographically approved
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