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MR.1969.2.1-B4
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Swaziland | | | | Swazi | | 1968 | Rycroft David |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Umhlanga / Awusekhuze
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | unknown | - |
GIRL |
Characteristics:
general:
choir, vocal
function: dance song
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Swazi Vocal Music - recordings by the KMMA and the BRT, no 1"
This half-sung, half-recited song is performed at the end of the harvest, always in the context of the Umhlanga ceremony.
Tempo:
|
| average | 155.08 |
| median | 153.85 |
| minimum | 120 |
| maximum | 200 |
| standaard deviation | 14.11 |
| regression factor | -0.16 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
