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Thread #128220 Message #4088674
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
18-Jan-21 - 06:14 PM
Thread Name: The Advent and Development of Chanties
Subject: RE: The Advent and Development of Chanties
My turn:
The celeusma has been defined for the last 2400 years as - the rhythmic sounds that sailors make when going about tasks in unison. Clearly, it's not my doing.
How could African-Americans differentiate (proto)chanties so greatly they would not meet the musical definition of a celeusma throughout their evolution?
Whatever else they may be, how are they not celeusma?