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MR.1970.18.1-A6
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Ghana | | | | Ashanti | | 1962 | Hood Mantle |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language:
title in English: Message by the royal horns
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | unknown | Abentia (horn) |
- |
Characteristics:
general:
instrumental
function: transmitting messages
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Africa - East and West"
Some ivory horns belonging to royal or chief regalias can, as here, be played to tranmit a message in a kind of tonal language.
Tempo:
|
| average | 177.32 |
| median | 176.47 |
| minimum | 136.36 |
| maximum | 206.9 |
| standaard deviation | 12.19 |
| regression factor | 0.07 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
pitch melo not available