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Owing in part to the large number of tones in the Zzean language, how Zzeans perform and view music radically differs from mainstream Western | Owing in part to the large number of tones in the Zzean language, how Zzeans perform and view music radically differs from mainstream Western culture. | ||
For Zzeans, non-"tonal" elements such as rhythm, ornamentation, and scale choice are vital for distinguishing monophonic singing from normal speech. Choral vocal music that uses big block chords is wordless; polyphonic word-ful singing is used in specialized contexts. | For Zzeans, non-"tonal" elements such as rhythm, ornamentation, and scale choice are vital for distinguishing monophonic singing from normal speech. Choral vocal music that uses big block chords is wordless; polyphonic word-ful singing is used in specialized contexts. |
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