Some notes on a theory of African rhythm advanced by Erich von Hornbostel
- Title
- Some notes on a theory of African rhythm advanced by Erich von Hornbostel
- Type
- Text
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Ethnomusicology
- Musical instruments
- Dance
- Xylophone music
- Syncopation
- Africa
- Polyrhythm
- Drum
- Xylophone
- Drum music
- Criticism
- Methods
- Interpretation
- African Music
- Xylophone (Instrument)
- Drum (Instrument)
- Musical Meter
- Musical Rhythm
- Abstract
- In an article on African Music written in 1928, Hornbostel offered an explanation of certain features of African rhythms which may puzzle Western ears. Until Hornbostel’s theory has been hammered out and proved true or false—or perhaps true and false, according to its application in different parts of Africa—accurate research into African music is seriously impeded.
- Description
- pages: 12-20
- Created Date
- November 30, 1955
- Parent project
- International Library of African Music
- is funded by
-
Rhodes University
- Place of Origin
- South Africa
- Author
-
Blacking, John
Value Annotations
- License
- CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
- Access Rights
- Public
- DRE ID
- eaa-99-002b
- Identifier
-
251
Value Annotations
- Type
- Publisher, distributor, or vendor stock number
- WissKI URL
- 74754
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