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MR.1959.11.2-A2

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Benin            Yoruba      1959   Rouget Gilbert 

Language and title:

original language:
title in original language:
title in English: Song of the Mariwo

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   (struck object)   - 
 Group   4   -   MALE 

Characteristics:

general: vocal
function: ritual music
length: unknown

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Dahomey, Musique des Revenants - Collection du Musée de l'Homme, Afrique vol. 1"
Song of the Mariwo, who are male members of the society organised around the Egoun (Ghosts) and holds its secret. Here they sing a song of consolation for the relatives of the deceased, punctuated by the striking of a coin against an empty bottle.


Tempo: help

tempo
average172.15
median172.91
minimum133.33
maximum206.9
standaard deviation14.73
regression factor-0.18

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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