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Aboriginal songs of central and southern Australia
Oceania • 2 • Published In 1932 • Pages: 454-467
By: Davies, E. Harold.
Abstract
This article gives a sample of the main tonal outlines of central and southern Australian songs with additional comments on the Natives' sense of pitch and vocal range. Davies advances a hypothetical evolution of the pentatonic scale.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Australia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Unknown
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- WAB ; 1950-1956
- Field Date
- 1927-1929
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Australia
- Notes
- E. Harold Davies
- This document consists of excerpts
- LCCN
- 38017490
- LCSH
- Aranda (Australian people)