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MR.1968.2.1-6
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Tanzania | | | Ipera | Hehe | | Dec 1965 | Alison Redmayne |
Language and title:
original language: Kihehe
title in original language:
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Ligombo (zither) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
instrumental, solo
function: mourning
length: 2:08 min.
Performers:
Simbachawene Mwa Munyambugi
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
This is a mourning song for the singer's father in which he names various ancestors and famous men who have died and points out how all of us are going into the ground.
More information on enclosed notes.
Tempo:
|
| average | 169.29 |
| median | 171.43 |
| minimum | 127.66 |
| maximum | 200 |
| standaard deviation | 15.44 |
| regression factor | -0.09 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
