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MR.1966.2.4-A1

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Ethiopia         Addis Abéba (Mausolée de Ménélik)      Coptes d'Ethiopie   07 Jan 1965   Jenkins Jean 

Language and title:

original language: Ge'ez / Amharique
title in English: The story of Christ's coming

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   unknown   Coboro (kabaro) (double-skin drum)   -    
 Group   unknown   -   MALE    

Characteristics:

general: choir, vocal
koor, vocaal
choeur, vocal
function: religious song
length: unknown

Performers:

Groupe des debteras

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"An Anthology of African Music - Ethiopia I - Copts"
Coptic liturgical song sung by depteras, cantors of the Ethiopian Coptic church. Theme: story of the coming of Christ on earth.


Tempo: help

tempo
average171.98
median171.43
minimum136.36
maximum206.9
standaard deviation13.6
regression factor-0.09

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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