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African Music (Characteristics (African music emphasises rhythm.…
African Music
Characteristics
African music emphasises rhythm. Polyrhythms are common and the upbeats are usually stressed instead of the downbeats.
The use of drums is widespread in African music. They can convey messages because many African languages are tonal
The texture is usually heterophonic or polyphonic. Harmony lines are seen as melodies. There is no fixed scale, most music is based on a pentatonic scale
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Scale
No fixed scale or pitch, melodies are pitched in the comfortable singing range. Harmony is not as important as it is in European music
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