y and good)- as a formal 'poetic construct' that would come to inform the iconic characterizations and Christian image constructs. The most famous of these masques would cause a scandal in Royal Victorian England. Even the ritual bow to 'the leader of the city' that takes place in every ethnic parade in present day America ( from the Irish parade in New York City to the Labor Day parade that salutes community leaders) can be viewed as intricately connected to the greater thrust of parade mutable logic possibilities. MUSIC AS GEOMETRY Functioning in the position of the 'experiencer who records his experience', the mapping parameters of video tape number one represents a beginning attempt on my part to 'notice' whatever comes up on my 'curiosity-screens'. I make this declaration not to declare the obvious but only to stress my total numbness as to what in the real world this information actually means. From my perspective, I am looking for a means to experience and understand whatever is possible for a person who did not grow up in Africa, but is very interested in the subject. The very beginning of video tape number one contain wonderful pictures of Dr. Marks son ( and there are two sections on the tape that have beautiful pictures of the ground); I will not refer to these moments in my commentary, nor will I use this material in future attempts to edit the tape. (this is true even though there are beautiful photographs of Dr. Mark's son on the video tape). A 1. The tape opens with men dancing. {group music} a. Hocket like rhythms; strong one and two beat accents. b. the men are practicing their dancing c. Women ensembles (3rd x) the use of bells woodblocks two beat pulse 2. Men dancing in a circle. a. Women making up the circle. b. Village people marching forward outside the village c. Men kills cow for guest (image of goats and sheep) d. people moving out of village e. two men dancing f. the use of parade as 'spatial location' g. every...
