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More recently, the theorist Wañjeyi proposed representing the Sjowaazheñ musical system by dividing the octave into 58 equal parts. [4/3 is 24 steps in 58, a highly composite number] | More recently, the theorist Wañjeyi proposed representing the Sjowaazheñ musical system by dividing the octave into 58 equal parts. [4/3 is 24 steps in 58, a highly composite number] | ||
==Rhythm== | |||
Sjowaazheñ music is typically unmetered - there is a smallest note length and there may be small basic rhythmic figures in the melody but the rhythms are not organized into measures. When percussion accompaniment is used, "small" percussion such as woodblocks may soumd each "beat" in the music. The ''khool 'aat' '' (lit | |||
'big drum') marks the start and end of a section. | |||
==Styles== | ==Styles== | ||