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When we listen to a Zulu singing, we know he sounds quite different from a Japanese folk singer, and we may wonder at the reasons for this difference. Is it just the contrast in music — different melodies, rhythms, harmonies — that causes us to react differently to each singer, or is there something additional?
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© 1961 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Brandel, R. (1961). Singing Style. In: The Music of Central Africa. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0997-8_5
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