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MR.1970.17.47-A5

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: Litsoanya I
title in English: A nice song

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   2   Lesiba (zither)   MALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: praise song
length: 1:24 min.

Performers:

Julius Mochekoana, Leboea March

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-101
This shepherd boy's music and the accompanying noises are the kind made by herdsmen to their cattle.


Tempo: help

tempo
average99.02
median98.36
minimum83.33
maximum115.38
standaard deviation4.67
regression factor0.03

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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