Silent Singing: A Musical Path Through the Voice for Contemplation

Autor: Carmen Ramírez-Hurtado, Victoria Cavia-Naya
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Spirituality Studies, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 28-47 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1339-9578
Popis: Contemplation – a century-old and multicultural constant stance – has had a resurgence in the recent decades. In this paper we focus on some of its pillars: specifically, those that can be approached from music and particularly from singing. The latter relates to silence and deep listening, and this triad leads to a special embodied self-awareness. The explanation is based on the origins of the singing voice and on the philosophical foundation that connects the human being with the whole, understood as a form energy and vibration. The repertoire that would be used to apply these affirmations is close to Gregorian chant present in the Western tradition but updated from a new practical and experientially contemplative approach that seeks spiritual growth as its final objective.
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