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MR.1970.17.47-A2

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Lesotho      Berea      Basotho      1959   Hugh Tracey 

Language and title:

original language: Sotho
title in original language: Tsemeli e Telele
title in English: The Butcher Bird

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   unknown   -   BOY 

Characteristics:

general:
function: hunting
length: 1:32 min.

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-101
A voice at the end shouts "Caught!" Mouse hunting is a favourite pastime of the small shepherd boys. "The tall butcher bird has long thin legs. Legs as this as those of the Tsase bird. Look at this rat. It is wearing a chain. It takes it for a rosary. Bring the mice back."


Tempo: help

tempo
average152.2
median152.67
minimum122.45
maximum181.82
standaard deviation12.08
regression factor-0.1

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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