Melanie Diehl
(6887890)
Prof. Dr. Bernd
Herzogenrath
Winter
Semester 2022/2023
The Future
of American Music
Listening
Reports - 21.02.2023
Meredith Monk – “I Believe in The Healing Power
of Art”
This is
what I thought when I saw the video on Monk and listened to her music and her
expression. Meredith Monk can be seen as either a crazy woman or they get her.
I believe as far as the poetic expression displayed theatrically on themes like
fascism is already a difficult task on its own. However, it is also dramatic,
and that fits in theatre. It is where I think as an artist you have a broader
range of creative space.
She strikes me as an artist who studies about a
certain piece she would play and freestyle it with perfection alone from her
experience and her knowledge. It is difficult to explain, but her usage of art
to express political issues, is interesting and truly healing because as an
audience seeing that, it kind of grasps you too. That is why some still go to
the opera. It is also the direction I like. The theatrical of how she displayed
war times, some which fit the situation too. Perfectly displayed if you ask me.
Monk, Oliveros,
and Lucier all shared an interest in exploring the possibilities of the human
voice in their music. Though this paper is only going to look into Monk’s vocal
style and will discuss the others in other reports. Interestingly, Monk's vocal
style incorporates a range of techniques, from extended vocal techniques to
Eastern European folk singing. The way she used her own voice as an instrument was quite impressive.
Not a lot of people can do that, and I’ve been to shows where people create
sounds of various objects and situational tones, which is fun and very amusing.
Meredith Monk's
artistic legacy is one of innovation, experimentation, and boundary-pushing,
and her influence continues to be felt in the arts and music world today. Her
vocal advocacy through arts has helped establish her as a unique and innovative
voice in contemporary music and performance.
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