"I make my own time" : Julio Valverde's musicking as local and temporal agency.
Yuri Prado
Although music’s ability to alter the perception of the passage of time is well known, a better understanding of how it works in practice is still needed. In this regard, studies on temporal agency such as those by Flaherty (2011) and Hitlin and Elder (2007) have become important references, as they seek to identify the parameters on which individuals base themselves in the making of time. Based on an ethnography centered on Julio Valverde, a 78-year-old Brazilian cook and composer, I intend to show how his different forms of musicking are capable of shaping both his own experiences of time (“I make my own time”, as he often says) and those of the people of his intimate circle. In addition, I try to discuss issues related to Julio’s aging, both with regard to his musical flourishing and his peculiar vision of past, present, and future.
PRADO, Yuri. "I make my own time" : Julio Valverde's musicking as local and temporal agency. IASPM Journal, v. 12, n. 3, no prelo.
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