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MR.1959.11.7-A3

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: Motto of the Tohossou

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   (bell)   - 
 Solo    1   -   MALE 

Characteristics:

general: vocal, instrumental
function: ritual music
length: unknown

Performers:

Adomoussi

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Dahomey, Musique des Princes"
This track contains the "motto of the Tohossou" or declamation of the "Mlin mlin". In this declamation, the priest sings the praises of the Tohossou while sporadically striking a bell.


Tempo: help

tempo
average167.85
median168.07
minimum133.33
maximum214.29
standaard deviation11.87
regression factor-0.06

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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