Peter Cooke Uganda Collection
Tuning of xylophone (1)
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Type
sound
Duration
00:05:16
Cultures
Ganda
Shelf mark
C23/52
Subjects
Info on pitch perception
Recording date
1992-01-24
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings
Recording locations
Music Department, Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo, Kampala, Uganda
Performers
Ssebuwufu, Simeo (ensaasi)
Recordist
Cooke, Peter
Description
Item note: Info on pitch perception. Throughout the tuning process of this instrument Ssebuwufu used a plastic notched flute of the size known among Ganda royal musicians as ensaasi. The flute had been made by Ssebuwufu's late colleague Blasio Busuulwa (former member of the abalere ba Kabaka (flutists of the King) formerly an instrument maker also at ITEK). Ssebuwufu used this flute as a standard tuning reference for all xylophones made at ITEK. Ssebuwu used it frequently to check pitches as will be heard on this and subsequent recordings. Performance note: The session concludes with the fieldworker demonstrating practically how the second harmonic of the lowest key can be tuned to agree better with the fundamental pitch of the same key. Performer's note: Former member of the royal akadinda team, now instrument maker at ITEK. Recording note: Stereo digital recordings were made using a Sony DAT Walkman machine on cassettes mostly of two hours duration with Sennheiser omnidirectional microphones. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG92.1.1 (PGM 01-08).
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