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MR.1959.11.7-A1
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Benin | | | Abomey | | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language:
title in English: Zomadonou music
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | (bell) |
- |
| Group | unknown | - |
FEMALE |
| Solo | 1 | - |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: ritual music
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Dahomey, Musique des Princes"
Singing in the context of the celebration of the ritual of the Tohossou - Spirits of the waters (itself belonging to the cult of the former kings of the Benin kingdom).
Tempo:
|
| average | 114.21 |
| median | 113.21 |
| minimum | 89.55 |
| maximum | 142.86 |
| standaard deviation | 8.24 |
| regression factor | -0.02 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
