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MR.1969.5.2-A1
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| South Africa | | | | Zulu | | 1957 | Alan Peter Merriam |
Language and title:
original language: Zulu
title in original language:
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | (handclapping) |
MALE |
| Group | unknown | (handclapping) |
MALE |
| Group | unknown | (handclapping) |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal
function: unknown
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Africa, South of the Sahara"
Zulu song with men's and women's voices; the song gives the impression of being a litany in which the choir plays a larger role than the soloist.
Tempo:
|
| average | 172.14 |
| median | 171.43 |
| minimum | 139.53 |
| maximum | 200 |
| standaard deviation | 11.41 |
| regression factor | 0.06 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
