Two variations of a funeral melody
Item
Archivist's Original Title
en
Two variations of a funeral melody
fr
Deux variantes d'une mélodie funéraire
Original description
en
Recorded in situ, around 9-10 p.m. Funeral of a child. The musicians are looking for a tune... Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
fr
Enregistré en situation, vers 21h-22h. Funérailles d'un enfant. Les musiciens cherchent un air... Enregistrements sonores inédits de musiques funéraires effectués en 1963 par le chercheur et missionnaire français Jacques Dournes au Vietnam chez les populations jaraï.
Time duration
en
00:06:30
Recording date of the original material
en
1963-02-07
Acquisition Date
en
1963
Population
en
Jarai
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
en
Central Viet Nam, Phu Bon Province
Resource Language
Jarai
Tags, Keywords
en
Dead
Funeral music
Archivist Category
Music
Recording context
en
Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
en
Gongs (in series); Drum with 2 membranes; Various ambiences; Free reed pipe
fr
2 séries de 12 gongs, tambour sur caisse avec 2 membranes, ambiances diverses, anche libre sur tuyau.
Instrument (Supplementary/Annotated Data)
Cing arap; Högor
Collector
Name of original Collection
fr
Musique funéraire jaraï du Viet Nam, mission J. Dournes, 1963.
Collection source citation
Related material
External reference
en
Dournes, J. "La musique chez les Joraï" in "Objets et mondes", t. V, fasc.4, hiver 1965 pp.211-244, photos
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Licensing Institution
Accessing Institutions
Copyright Notice
For any use, please contact the CREM-LESC (CNRS, Nanterre University, France): see information at https://archives.crem-cnrs.fr
Physical format
en
Magnetic tape
Preservation State of Physical Object
en
Record 9.5 cm/s, 1/2P, Track A. Poor sound qualities (microphone movement, differences in sound intensity). See archive file. Archivist: Tran Quang Haï reviewed by Aliénor Anisensel .
Original item number
en
CNRSMH_I_1963_004_001_06
SEAH Identifier
en
CNRS_SEAHMH_I_1963_004_001_06
Provenance
en
Recording archived at Musée de l’Homme, Paris, by J. Dournes and preserved at BnF.
