Marri Ngarr lirrga songs: a musicological analysis of song pairs in performance
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Barwick, LindaAbstract
This article discusses a set of lirrga songs performed for Allan Marett on 1 October 1998 at Wadeye in Australia's Northern Territory by a group of senior Marri Ngarr men comprising the singers and composers Pius Luckan and Clement Tchinburur, the ritual specialist John Nummar (who ...
See moreThis article discusses a set of lirrga songs performed for Allan Marett on 1 October 1998 at Wadeye in Australia's Northern Territory by a group of senior Marri Ngarr men comprising the singers and composers Pius Luckan and Clement Tchinburur, the ritual specialist John Nummar (who acted as backup singer), and the karnbi (didjeridu) player Benedict Tchinburur (younger brother of Pius Luckan and Clement Tchinburur). The texts of these songs and information about Marri Ngarr language are presented in the companion article by Ford in this volume. The song session was performed for Marett to teach him about Marri Ngarr songs, and to document lirrga songs for future generations. The article shows how the ordering of songs in the session demonstrates the Marri Ngarr system of rhythmic modes.
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See moreThis article discusses a set of lirrga songs performed for Allan Marett on 1 October 1998 at Wadeye in Australia's Northern Territory by a group of senior Marri Ngarr men comprising the singers and composers Pius Luckan and Clement Tchinburur, the ritual specialist John Nummar (who acted as backup singer), and the karnbi (didjeridu) player Benedict Tchinburur (younger brother of Pius Luckan and Clement Tchinburur). The texts of these songs and information about Marri Ngarr language are presented in the companion article by Ford in this volume. The song session was performed for Marett to teach him about Marri Ngarr songs, and to document lirrga songs for future generations. The article shows how the ordering of songs in the session demonstrates the Marri Ngarr system of rhythmic modes.
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2006-01-01Publisher
Musicology AustraliaLicence
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PARADISEC, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of SydneyCitation
Barwick, Linda. (2006). Marri Ngarr lirrga songs: a musicological analysis of song pairs in performance. Musicology Australia, 28 (2005-2006), 1–25.Share