The polyrhythmic foundation of Tswana pipe melody

Authors

  • Christopher Ballantine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v3i4.1065

Keywords:

Tswana (African people) -- Music, Ethnomusicology -- Botswana, Pipe music -- Botswana, Pipe (Musical instrument) -- Botswana

Abstract

This paper proposes the theory that Tswana pipe melody is not initially conceived as melody at all, but is the result of the application of polyrhythms to the fixed pitches of the pipes of the ensemble in accordance with the norms of Tswana harmony.

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Published

1965-06-21

How to Cite

Ballantine, Christopher. 1965. “The Polyrhythmic Foundation of Tswana Pipe Melody”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 3 (4):52-67. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v3i4.1065.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (1965): African Music: Journal of the African Music Society

Section

Articles