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MR.1959.11.7-A2
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: Tohossou music
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Group | unknown | (drum) |
- |
Group | unknown | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: ritual music
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Dahomey, Musique des Princes"
Choir and drums for the first dance in the context of the ritual celebration of the Tohossou; the dance is undertaken by a procession of women who dance while marching.
Tempo:
|
average | 142.7 |
median | 142.86 |
minimum | 111.11 |
maximum | 166.67 |
standaard deviation | 9.75 |
regression factor | 0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)