Jarai funeral melody on the gong zither

Announcement by J. Dournes of “gông” music, funeral tune. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
Archivist's Original Title
en Jarai funeral melody on the gong zither
fr Mélodie funéraire jaraï sur la cithare gông
Original description
en Announcement by J. Dournes of “gông” music, funeral tune. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
fr Annonce par J. Dournes d'une Musique de "gông" , air d'enterrement. Enregistrements sonores inédits de mélodies instrumentales/vocales et de jeux instrumentaux effectués par Jacques Dournes de 1963 à 1964 au Vietnam auprès de la population jaraï.
Time duration
en 00:01:22
Recording date of the original material
en 1963-05
Acquisition Date
en 1964
Population
Jarai
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
en Central Viet Nam, Phu Bon Province
Resource Language
Jarai
Performer/Speaker
en Ralan Sit de Plei Par
Comment
en CC-CITHARE: zither with thirteen metal strings called "gông".
fr CC-CITHARE: cithare à treize cordes métalliques nommé "gông".
Tags, Keywords
en Ritual
Ritual
Archivist Category
Music
Recording context
en Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
en Zither
Instrument (Supplementary/Annotated Data)
Gong
Collector
Name of original Collection
en Viet Nam, Mélodies instrumentales et vocales jaraï et modes de jeux instrumentaux, Dournes, 1963-1964.
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
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 Original tape. Record 9.5 cm/s, 1/2P, Track A. Medium sound quality. See archive file. Archivist: Tran Quang Haï / Aliénor Anisensel.
fr Bande originale. Enreg.: 9,5cm/s, 1/2 Piste A. Qualités sonores moyennes. Cf. DT; rédacteur fiche/ Tran Quang Hai/ Aliénor Anisensel
Original item number
en CNRSMH_I_1964_011_001_05
SEAH Identifier
en CNRS_SEAHMH_I_1964_011_001_05
Provenance
en Recording archived at Musée de l’Homme, Paris, by J. Dournes and preserved at BnF.