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MR.1959.13.5-B9
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Nigeria | | | | Yoruba | | 1953 | Bascom William |
Language and title:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Iya ilu (Bata) (double-skin drum) |
- | |
| Solo | 1 | Kudi (Bata) (double-skin drum) |
- | |
| Solo | 1 | Omele (Bata) (double-skin drum) |
- | |
Characteristics:
general:
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function: religious song
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria"
Rhythms played on Bata drums for Eshu, messenger of the gods of the Yoruba pantheon and also divinity of crooks.
Tempo:
|
| average | 142.01 |
| median | 142.86 |
| minimum | 113.21 |
| maximum | 181.82 |
| standaard deviation | 14.87 |
| regression factor | -0.28 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
