Tradition and evolution in song style: a reanalysis of cantometric data

A prominent female role in subsistence production predicts polyphonic or multiparted singing.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Multivariate factor analysis (Principal components solution; diagonal factoring) and multiple regression analysis	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Importance Of Females In Subsistence	Independent	`NONE`
Multipart Singing	Dependent	Music

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Lomax, Alan	1968	"Overlap [between singing chorus and leader] is especially marked at the middle levels [of subsistence] whereas . . . explicit solo maintains a steady increase across the [subsistence] scale" (159).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Erickson, Edwin E.	1968	"Women are more likely . . . to assert themselves [i.e., to have sung rasp] in societies where they make a significant or predominant contribution to subsistence" (208).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Shilton, Dor	2023	Group singing will be more prevalent than solo singing.	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Shilton, Dor	2023	Group singing will be related to community size.	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Shilton, Dor	2023	Group singing will be related to social differentiation.	Not supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author