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MR.1969.5.7-B2

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Sierra Leone      South   Waiama   Mende      Dec 1962   Schulze Gary 

Language and title:

original language: Mende
title in original language:
title in English: In honor of Mohammed

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   -   FEMALE 

Characteristics:

general: vocal, solo
function: praise song
length: unknown

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Music of the Mende of Sierra Leone"
A woman of Waiama village sings in honor of the prophet Mohammed.


Tempo: help

tempo
average148.45
median148.15
minimum113.21
maximum187.5
standaard deviation12.94
regression factor-0.06

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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