SallyKim

Tues12PM
ReadingQuestionsProf.DonnaBuchanansBulgariasMagicalMysteryTour
L.Gordon,Music133,Fall2013,UIUC
Forthesequestions,feelfreetomakereferencestothereadings,butpleaseincludepage
numbersifyoudecidetodoso.
1.Inthisarticle,Dr.BuchananisanalyzingthewaytheBulgarianfolkchoirsarepresentedin
recordings,ontelevision,andontour.Whataresomeoftheevocativeandcontradictoryways
thatthesechoirsaredescribed?Howdothosedescriptionscomparewithyourknowledgeofthe
developmentoflargeBulgarianfolkschoirs?

2.Dr.BuchananoutlineshowtheearlyMystrerecordingsarenotclearaboutwhichchoirsare
oneachrecording.Howisthissituationbothproblematic,andalsousefulforartistsand
promoters?
Itisproblematicbecausetheartistsmightnotberightfullyrecognizedfortheirwork.Instead,
thereisachancethatotherartistswouldbeinplaceofthem.However,inthiscase,theearly
Mystererecordingsweretryingtoselltoaninternationalaudience.Inordertoraisetheprofits,
theyhadtoappealtothisaudience,mostofwhichhadnopreviousexposuretoBulgariasmusic.
Becausetheartistswerenotclearlywrittenonthealbum,therecordingscouldnotbeclassified
asfolk,whichwouldprobablyturnpotentialcustomersaway.
3.Lookupthewebsiteoranalbumcover(ifthatiseasiertofind)foroneofyourfavoriteartists.
Whataretheimagesassociatedwiththatartist(bothinthewordstheyusetodescribethemselves
orothersusetodescribethem,andinthevisualimages)?Whatkindsofideas,etc.dothose
imagesreferenceofconnote?Howdotheycomparetowhatyouknowabouttheband/musician?
IlookedupthealbumWeSing.WeDance.WeStealThings.byJasonMraz.Thealbumcover
isverysimple,consistingofaquickdrawingofaman,wholookssomewhatliketheartist,and
hisnameandthealbumname.Thisseemstoimplythatthemusicincludedinthealbumis
simpleaswellandlaidback.TheseideasactuallydorepresentJasonMraztosomepoint,as
hismusiccanbedescribedaslightweighted.