| Description |
128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Performance in world music series ; no. 7 |
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Performance in world music series ; no. 7
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Social and Historical Context. The Historical Context of Vodou. Revolution and the Making of a Vodou Culture. Burning the Drums: Anti-Vodou Campaigns. The Folkloric Movement. Vodou Drumming in New York. The Religious Context. The Belief System. The Servants, the Temple, the Rites -- Ch. 2. The Instruments. Physical Characteristics. Drums. The Rada Battery. The Petwo Battery. The Kongo Timbal. Rare and Obsolete Drums. Vodou Drums in New York. The Ogan, or Iron Gong. Sacred Rattles: The Ason and the Tchatcha. Miscellaneous Instruments. The Lanbi: Conch Trumpet of the Sea God. Petwo Sounds: The Whistle and the Whip. Spiritual Characteristics. Outo, the Spirit of the Drums. Rituals for the Drums. Baptism. The Journey to Ife. The Role of Drums in Spirit Possession -- Ch. 3. The Rhythms. General Features. Pulse and the Time Span. Meter, Polymeter, or None of the Above. Tempo. Form. The Cyclical Nature of Vodou Rhythm. Breaking the Cycle: The Kase. Technique and Timbre. Tuning |
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Notating the Vodou Rhythmic Patterns. Analysis of the Rhythms. Yanvalou. Transcriptions of the Rhythms -- Ch. 4. Song and Dance. Song. Spiritual Considerations. The Origins of Songs. Song Specialists and the Choir. The Sacred Texts. Physical Characteristics. Scale. Phrasing. Call-and-Response Form. Meter. Dance. Origins of the Dances. Classification. Ritual Function. Descriptions of the Dances -- Ch. 5. On Becoming a Master Drummer -- Ch. 6. Conclusion -- Notes on the Spelling of Kreyol Words |
| Bibliography |
Discography and filmography: page 125 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125) and index |
| Subject |
Drum.
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Folk dancing -- Haiti.
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Folk music -- Haiti -- History and criticism.
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Musical meter and rhythm.
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Vodou music -- Haiti -- History and criticism.
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Vodou -- Haiti.
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| Author |
Augustin, Frisner, 1948-2012.
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| LC no. |
92000368 |
| ISBN |
0941677168 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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0941677265 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0941677451 (spiral : acid-free paper) |
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