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MR.1954.1.1-5

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Rwanda      Kigali   Mazane   Hutu      Apr 1954   Zending Scohy-Stroobants 

Language and title:

original language: Kinyarwanda
title in original language: Ye he Mana
title in English: Oh God!

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   20   (handclapping)   GIRL 
 Solo    1   unknown   GIRL 

Characteristics:

general: responsorial
function: lullaby
length: 4:46 min.

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

luister

Remarks:

Mazane is an island in Lake Ruhero. The beauty of the bride is enhanced by her will to work. She is warned that she's not the first woman and that everything will happen as it has for other women.
Lullaby during the wedding ceremony.


Tempo: help

tempo
average168.98
median171.43
minimum130.43
maximum200
standaard deviation12.23
regression factor0.02

Pitch: help

Tessitura

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Octave reduced tone scale

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All pitch candidates

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Melodic progress (fragment)

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