Problems of pitch, pattern and harmony in the ocarina music of the Venda

Authors

  • John Blacking University of the Witwatersrand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v2i2.583

Keywords:

Ocarina music -- South Africa, Venda (African people) -- Music, Musical instruments -- Africa, Musical pitch, Harmony, Melody -- Africa

Abstract

This paper aims both to describe some features of Venda ocarina music and to relate these findings to a problem of method in ethno-musicology.

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Published

1959-11-30

How to Cite

Blacking, John. 1959. “Problems of Pitch, Pattern and Harmony in the Ocarina Music of the Venda”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 2 (2):15-23. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v2i2.583.

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1959): African Music: Journal of the African Music Society

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