HASTAC Commons | Yannick Cédric Wey | Activity https://hastac.hcommons.org/members/yannickwey/activity/ Activity feed for Yannick Cédric Wey. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:18:31 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 085d4fa45b62269e29ee1297330c7565 Yannick Cédric Wey's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1919984/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 06:50:33 +0000 0 c3ddbacfd3ae7ca60af83729e2d0e812 Yannick Cédric Wey deposited Die Kunst, einen Naturjodel zu memorieren https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899089/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:36:38 +0000 Yodeling in northeastern Switzerland is a very lively, orally transmitted tradition. Experienced
yodelers are able to differentiate and memorize a multitude of yodel melodies
that sound very similar to laypersons. These yodel melodies are performed without lyrics
but with a limited number of syllables. This article summarizes some of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bc62622e1a69bae5f2efad3e1852b2c Yannick Cédric Wey deposited „Gradhäbe“: Mehrstimmige Begleitung im Appenzeller Naturjodel https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899088/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:33:02 +0000 In the area around the Alpstein mountain in northeastern Switzerland, yodelers perform
polyphonic natural yodeling (yodeling without words). Gradhäbe refers to the sometimes-
improvised accompaniment of the melody, on the one hand, as a second, melodic
voice; on the other hand, as long-held chord notes in the bass register. Unlike the…[Read more]

]]> 0 17487d2169f1b0c88564dabf79db8b2a Yannick Cédric Wey deposited Büchel Performance and the Idea of a 'Natural' Harmony in Alpine Music https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897070/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:37:26 +0000 The büchel is a shorter, trumpet-shaped variant of the alphorn and exists primarily in the Alpine region of Central Switzerland and in the neighboring areas. The origin of the name is not clear. A possible etymological root is the Latin bucina; a long, folded metal trumpet that was used in the Roman military. Several traditional trumpets and…[Read more]

]]> 0 f0b480a959b0040d5df211b602586a2b Yannick Cédric Wey deposited A Reassessment of Wolfgang Sichardt’s 1936 Field Recordings of Swiss Yodel https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897069/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:32:39 +0000 Historical field recordings offer insight both into past performance routines and into the processes and contexts of musical practices in their time. In the wake of renewed interest in musical traditions of the alpine region, I reassessed the magnetic tape recordings created by the Jena University doctoral student Wolfgang Sichardt (1911–2002) f…[Read more]

]]> 0 24fd59436843765637e937c3a386ab2e Yannick Cédric Wey changed their profile picture https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1863811/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:00:40 +0000 0 704785bcdf231a6dddd83125c1b454d3 Yannick Cédric Wey's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1863516/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:22:22 +0000 0