{
  "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic",
  "name": "Georgian polyphonic choir (three-voice male ensemble)",
  "family": "ensemble",
  "class": "vocal_choir",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": -2,
    "sustain": 2,
    "polyphony": 2,
    "harmonicity": 1,
    "register": -1,
    "range": 2,
    "articulation": 1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 1
  },
  "short": "Georgian choir",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_style",
      "name": "Regional style",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_kakhetian",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Kakhetian drone-bass (Chakrulo lineage)",
          "descriptors": [
            "drone-bass",
            "long-lined",
            "sustained"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "kakheti"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_gurian",
          "name": "Gurian contrapuntal trio (krimanchuli yodel)",
          "descriptors": [
            "yodeled-top",
            "contrapuntal",
            "virtuoso"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "yodel"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "guria"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_svan",
          "name": "Svan archaic three-part (Svaneti highlands)",
          "descriptors": [
            "dissonant-chords",
            "archaic",
            "austere"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "ritual-context"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "svaneti"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_rustavi",
          "name": "Rustavi-style stage ensemble (massed)",
          "descriptors": [
            "massed-male-voices",
            "polished",
            "concert-staged"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "staged"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_context",
      "name": "Performance context",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_supra",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Supra table songs (mravalzhamier toasts)",
          "descriptors": [
            "convivial",
            "toasting",
            "sustained-chords"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "feast"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_sacred",
          "name": "Orthodox chant (three-voice hymnody)",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "modal",
            "luminous"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "sacred-traditional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "orthodox-christian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_naduri",
          "name": "Naduri field work songs",
          "descriptors": [
            "call-response",
            "driving",
            "communal"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "work-song"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "guria"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_voices",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Voice roles",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_bani",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Bani (drone bass, often massed)",
          "descriptors": [
            "drone-bass",
            "foundational",
            "grounding"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "drone-foundation",
            "choir-blendable"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_mtkmeli",
          "name": "Mtkmeli (middle voice, text-leader)",
          "descriptors": [
            "narrative",
            "inner",
            "leading"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_modzakhili",
          "name": "Modzakhili (top responding voice)",
          "descriptors": [
            "responding",
            "close-harmony",
            "ornamented"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_krimanchuli",
          "name": "Krimanchuli (yodeled falsetto top)",
          "descriptors": [
            "yodeled",
            "falsetto",
            "ornamental"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "yodel"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "guria"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_style",
      "name": "Regional style",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_kakhetian",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Kakhetian drone-bass (Chakrulo lineage)",
          "descriptors": [
            "drone-bass",
            "long-lined",
            "sustained"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "kakheti"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_gurian",
          "name": "Gurian contrapuntal trio (krimanchuli yodel)",
          "descriptors": [
            "yodeled-top",
            "contrapuntal",
            "virtuoso"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "yodel"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "guria"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_svan",
          "name": "Svan archaic three-part (Svaneti highlands)",
          "descriptors": [
            "dissonant-chords",
            "archaic",
            "austere"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "ritual-context"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "svaneti"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_rustavi",
          "name": "Rustavi-style stage ensemble (massed)",
          "descriptors": [
            "massed-male-voices",
            "polished",
            "concert-staged"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "staged"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_context",
      "name": "Performance context",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_supra",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Supra table songs (mravalzhamier toasts)",
          "descriptors": [
            "convivial",
            "toasting",
            "sustained-chords"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "feast"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_sacred",
          "name": "Orthodox chant (three-voice hymnody)",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "modal",
            "luminous"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "sacred-traditional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "orthodox-christian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_naduri",
          "name": "Naduri field work songs",
          "descriptors": [
            "call-response",
            "driving",
            "communal"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "work-song"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "guria"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_voices",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Voice roles",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_bani",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Bani (drone bass, often massed)",
          "descriptors": [
            "drone-bass",
            "foundational",
            "grounding"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "drone-foundation",
            "choir-blendable"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_mtkmeli",
          "name": "Mtkmeli (middle voice, text-leader)",
          "descriptors": [
            "narrative",
            "inner",
            "leading"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_modzakhili",
          "name": "Modzakhili (top responding voice)",
          "descriptors": [
            "responding",
            "close-harmony",
            "ornamented"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_georgian_polyphonic_krimanchuli",
          "name": "Krimanchuli (yodeled falsetto top)",
          "descriptors": [
            "yodeled",
            "falsetto",
            "ornamental"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "yodel"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "georgian",
            "caucasus",
            "guria"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}