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  "id": "coptic_hymn",
  "name": "Coptic hymnody (Alexandrian Tasbeha)",
  "family": "global",
  "lineage": "Hymn repertoire of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, transmitted purely orally by blind cantors of the Institute of Coptic Studies and first transcribed by Ragheb Moftah with Ernest Newlandsmith from the 1920s — long melismatic Coptic-language hymns in free rhythm over a congregational drone, marked by microtonal inflection, extremely extended vocalises on single syllables in pieces such as the Golgotha hymn, and punctuation by hand cymbals and triangle in the metrical Tasbeha praises.",
  "recipe": "classic North African mid-1920s coptic hymnody, ritual Devotional, coptic branch, islamic ritual devotional, vocal drone modal karelian folk music naturjodel. vocal fry, breath veiled tone, slow rate, interlocked note trading. a cappella small 3 to 8 one per part drone plus voices sustained pedal under melody kakhetian three voice two soloists choral drone choir ensemble, denshig cymbals. coptic basilica. Neumann U47, German V72 tube pre, German tube console, Telefunken u73b broadcast comp. tape 15ips hall reverb.",
  "recipe_chars": 519,
  "score": 163.98,
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      "coptic_hymn",
      "karelian_folk_music",
      "naturjodel"
    ],
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          "voice_effort": "effort_moderate",
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          "voice_microtone": "maqam_inflected",
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          "voice_mechanism_compound": "voice_mechanism_M0_pulse_borrowed",
          "voice_estill_quality": "voice_estill_nasal_twang",
          "voice_speech_song": "voice_sprechgesang_notated",
          "voice_ensemble_config": "voice_ensemble_four_plus_polyphony",
          "voice_ornament_system": "voice_ornament_quranic_tajwid",
          "voice_pitch_organization": "voice_pitch_drone_overtone_harmonic_series",
          "voice_processing_chain": "voice_processing_melodyne_microtuned",
          "voice_multitrack_stack": "voice_multitrack_2010s_melodyne_microtuned"
        },
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      },
      {
        "id": "choir_ensemble",
        "slots": {
          "choir_size": "a_cappella_small_ensemble_3_8",
          "choir_polyphonic_configuration": "choir_polyphony_drone_plus_voices",
          "choir_regional_canonical_configuration": "choir_regional_kakhetian_three_voice",
          "choir_ensemble_repertoire": "choir_ensemble_contemporary"
        },
        "scores": {
          "choir_size": 8.775,
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          "choir_ensemble_repertoire": 2.535
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      },
      {
        "id": "denshig_cymbals",
        "slots": {
          "denshig_size": "denshig_small",
          "denshig_stroke": "denshig_damped"
        },
        "scores": {
          "denshig_size": 1.345,
          "denshig_stroke": 0.195
        }
      }
    ],
    "room": "coptic_basilica",
    "archetype": "arch_arab_east_state_radio",
    "inline_chain": {
      "mic": "condenser_ldc",
      "pre": "tube_pre",
      "console": "colored",
      "comp": null,
      "eq": null,
      "amp": null,
      "medium": "tape_15ips"
    },
    "tuning": "coptic_microtonal",
    "aesthetic": null,
    "arrangement": null,
    "fx_extras": []
  },
  "source": {
    "tuning": "coptic_microtonal",
    "room": "coptic_basilica",
    "chain_mic": "condenser_ldc",
    "chain_pre": "tube_pre",
    "chain_medium": "tape_15ips",
    "chain_console": "colored"
  }
}