Back

MR.1968.24.15-A4

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Cameroon         Palais de Foumban   Bamoun      27 Jul 1957   Houdry Michel 

Language and title:

original language:
title in original language: Ndangié
title in English: Song of praises to sultan Njoya

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   Nyanye (harp-zither)   - 
 Group   2   Sanzi (lamellaphone)   - 
 Group   2   (rattle)   - 
 Solo    1   -   FEMALE 

Characteristics:

general: vocal, instrumental, solo
function: praise song
length: 5:27 min.

Performers:

Mbenmounye

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:


Tempo: help

tempo
average109.32
median109.09
minimum86.95
maximum127.66
standaard deviation6.85
regression factor-0.01

Pitch: help

Tessitura

pitch tess

Octave reduced tone scale

pitch scale

All pitch candidates

pitch allpitch

Melodic progress (fragment)

pitch melo