{
  "id": "fontomfrom",
  "name": "Fontomfrom (Akan royal court drums)",
  "family": "percussion",
  "class": "membranophone",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 1,
    "sustain": -1,
    "polyphony": 0,
    "harmonicity": -1,
    "register": -2,
    "range": -1,
    "articulation": 1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 2
  },
  "short": "fontomfrom",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_scope",
      "name": "Scope of the set",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_bommaa_pair",
          "default": true,
          "name": "The two great from / bɔmmaa drums alone",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep-bass",
            "thunderous",
            "foundation"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "low-register",
            "sticks"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "court"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_full_battery",
          "name": "Full court battery (from pair, atumpan pair, small high pair, dawuro bell)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ensemble",
            "interlocking",
            "ceremonial"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "asante",
            "ceremonial"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_lead_from",
          "name": "Single lead from drum cueing the chief's dance",
          "descriptors": [
            "lead-voice",
            "declamatory",
            "improvising"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "lead-voice",
            "speech-derived"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "court"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_court",
      "name": "Court / regional form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_asante_kumasi",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Asante (Kumasi palace)",
          "descriptors": [
            "courtly",
            "royal",
            "stately"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "processional",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "asante",
            "ghana",
            "court"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_bono",
          "name": "Bono court form",
          "descriptors": [
            "regional",
            "archaic",
            "ceremonial"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "folk-tradition"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "ghana"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_fante",
          "name": "Fante coastal court form",
          "descriptors": [
            "coastal",
            "regional",
            "festive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "dance-driving"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "ghana"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_function",
      "name": "Function & repertoire",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_akantam_dance",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Akantam and the warrior dance suite (interlocking against dawuro)",
          "descriptors": [
            "driving",
            "interlocking",
            "celebratory"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "dance-driving",
            "timeline"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "asante",
            "dance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_appellation",
          "name": "Appellation mode (praise of the chief, declamatory)",
          "descriptors": [
            "declamatory",
            "praise-song",
            "sparse",
            "stately"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "speech-derived",
            "talking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "praise"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_durbar_procession",
          "name": "Durbar and palanquin procession",
          "descriptors": [
            "processional",
            "ceremonial",
            "projecting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "processional",
            "loud-projection"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "processional",
            "ceremonial"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_funeral_state",
          "name": "State funeral rites",
          "descriptors": [
            "solemn",
            "mourning",
            "ritual"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ritual-context",
            "processional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "ritual"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_technique",
      "name": "Stroke technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_curved_open",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Curved sticks, open booming strokes",
          "descriptors": [
            "booming",
            "open-ringing",
            "thunderous"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "stick-struck",
            "low-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_rim_edge",
          "name": "Rim / edge strokes",
          "descriptors": [
            "dry",
            "clipped",
            "cutting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "stick-struck",
            "dry-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_hand_pressure",
          "name": "Hand or forearm pressure on the head (bent pitch)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bent-pitch",
            "vocal",
            "expressive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "pitch-bend",
            "talking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "praise"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_scope",
      "name": "Scope of the set",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_bommaa_pair",
          "default": true,
          "name": "The two great from / bɔmmaa drums alone",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep-bass",
            "thunderous",
            "foundation"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "low-register",
            "sticks"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "court"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_full_battery",
          "name": "Full court battery (from pair, atumpan pair, small high pair, dawuro bell)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ensemble",
            "interlocking",
            "ceremonial"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "asante",
            "ceremonial"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_lead_from",
          "name": "Single lead from drum cueing the chief's dance",
          "descriptors": [
            "lead-voice",
            "declamatory",
            "improvising"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "lead-voice",
            "speech-derived"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "court"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_court",
      "name": "Court / regional form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_asante_kumasi",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Asante (Kumasi palace)",
          "descriptors": [
            "courtly",
            "royal",
            "stately"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "processional",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "asante",
            "ghana",
            "court"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_bono",
          "name": "Bono court form",
          "descriptors": [
            "regional",
            "archaic",
            "ceremonial"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "folk-tradition"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "ghana"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_fante",
          "name": "Fante coastal court form",
          "descriptors": [
            "coastal",
            "regional",
            "festive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "dance-driving"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "ghana"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_function",
      "name": "Function & repertoire",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_akantam_dance",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Akantam and the warrior dance suite (interlocking against dawuro)",
          "descriptors": [
            "driving",
            "interlocking",
            "celebratory"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "dance-driving",
            "timeline"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "asante",
            "dance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_appellation",
          "name": "Appellation mode (praise of the chief, declamatory)",
          "descriptors": [
            "declamatory",
            "praise-song",
            "sparse",
            "stately"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "speech-derived",
            "talking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "praise"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_durbar_procession",
          "name": "Durbar and palanquin procession",
          "descriptors": [
            "processional",
            "ceremonial",
            "projecting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "processional",
            "loud-projection"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "processional",
            "ceremonial"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_funeral_state",
          "name": "State funeral rites",
          "descriptors": [
            "solemn",
            "mourning",
            "ritual"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ritual-context",
            "processional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "ritual"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fontomfrom_technique",
      "name": "Stroke technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_curved_open",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Curved sticks, open booming strokes",
          "descriptors": [
            "booming",
            "open-ringing",
            "thunderous"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "stick-struck",
            "low-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_rim_edge",
          "name": "Rim / edge strokes",
          "descriptors": [
            "dry",
            "clipped",
            "cutting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "stick-struck",
            "dry-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fontomfrom_hand_pressure",
          "name": "Hand or forearm pressure on the head (bent pitch)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bent-pitch",
            "vocal",
            "expressive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "pitch-bend",
            "talking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "akan",
            "praise"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}