My aim was to create original music, which drew upon my research but did not copy, repeat or make a pastiche of it. It is also interesting to note that Tizita minor is not a mode of Tizita major, and that Batti minor is not a mode of Batti major. Southern Ethiopia frequently employs pentatonic and diatonic scales. The dynamics are largely uniform throughout the piece. These songs formed a vocal style known as shellela.
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