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MR.1959.11.7-B9
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Benin | | | Abomey | | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Whissegnikon
title in English: Whissegnikon dance
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Group | unknown | - |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
choir, vocal
function: ritual music
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Dahomey, Musique des Princes"
Women's choir whose singing provides the rhythm for the Whissegnikon dance; it is performed by a group of male warrior dancers.
Tempo:
|
average | 154.17 |
median | 153.85 |
minimum | 122.45 |
maximum | 181.82 |
standaard deviation | 11.22 |
regression factor | -0.07 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)