l- (i.e. ring) b. five women dancing c. something is put on the young men's head (they are being painted) d. the flute quintet guys (Griots)- this group is kept separate from the rest the group by the men with the swords. e. the initiates are still sitting in the grass (there is a sense of community here) f. Women dancing (beautiful) g. Men and Women dancing and singing (beautiful) ----------------------- (suddenly); 8. There is a kind of composite environment area-space that has properties that can be described: a. there are many different events taking place. ( I hear the beginning of a trance music sound environment) { a trans-rhythmic continuum- 'notice the eighth note pulse'} b. A large final circle (with many inter-events) c. A group of women are dancing ('yes') d. beautiful walking dances i) they are dancing at the graves of the elders. e. there are groups of roving men with sticks running through the area-space. f. flute quintet is back- (hocket music) g. there are people who are not participating as well h. there is a group of men whose responsibility seems to be to attend to the initiates ( a kind of 'line of communication from the elders?). (3rd x) festival space with many things happening inside. i) people dancing, people running, people looking, women in small groups, various groups in different sizes and shapes, small groups of men) 9. Transition a. the initiates go into the forest 10. Transformation a. the initiates come out of the forest LANGUAGE MUSIC IDENTITY MODELS - OBSERVATION NO-1 1. LONG SOUND A. Continuos states, Trance musics, static or stasis time-state a. eight note 'inner pulse' (a king of 'Ghost Trance' music) 2. ACCENTED LONG SOUND a. quarter note beat time frame 3. TRILLS a. the use of whistles 4. STACCATO LINE FORMINGS 5. INTERVALLIC FORMINGS 6. MULTIPHONICS 7. SHORT ATTACKS 8. ANGULAR ATTACKS 9. LEGATO FORMINGS a. phrase grouping sounds- melodic line against rhythm 10. DIATONIC FORMINGS a. the use of son...
