Singing with pilipe flute
Item
Archivist's Original Title
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Singing with pilipe flute
Original description
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Voice and flute pilipe, by Mabu. In the first iece, the musician sings in falsetto and blows alternately in the pilipé flute, a small bamboo tube producing a single pitch. The melody as sung has five degrees, all below the fundamental frequency of the flute : with three principal degrees separated by about a tone, and two intermediate degrees, the descending melodic contour imitates the intonation of the spoken language. In the second piece (as from O'28), the musician lets out cries at the same time as sudden bursts of breath into the flute, thus imitating with instrument and voice some vocal techniques, partly yodelled, tyically utilised by a number of performers during a ritual. The text of the first piece is made up of metaphorical expressions concerning an unfaithful wife, whom the singer wishes would return to him
Time duration
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0:00:55
Recording date of the original material
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1978
Acquisition Date
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1996
Population
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Huli
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
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Bebenete, Southern Highlands Province
Resource Language
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Huli
Comment
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CD Voice II - Techniques (continued): Voice and musical instruments b. Imitation of the instrument
Archivist Category
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Music (Vocal and instrumental)
Recording context
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Published record
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
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Voice, Flute
Collector
Name of original Collection
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Voices of the World, an Anthology of Vocal Expression (CD)
Collection source citation
Related material
History of ownership
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From the record "The Huli of Papua Niugini", plage A4; Musicaphon (collection Music of Oceania) BM 30 SL 2703
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
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Magnetic tape
Preservation State of Physical Object
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Copy
Original item number
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CNRSMH_E_1996_013_001_002_029
SEAH Identifier
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SEAH_CNRSMH_E_1996_013_001_002_029
