. Bulletin. Ethnology. DENS more] CHIPPEWA MUSIC 109 Analysis.—This song has the smallest range of any song analyzed. It was simg five times, each rendition ending on F sharp. The tempo is plainly 5-4, and the pulse of the measure-beginnings is exact, though too slow to be indicated by the metronome. The divisions of the measure are imperfectly indicated by note values, the first tone in sev- eral measures being slightly prolonged beyond the value of a dotted quarter. It is these delicate distinctions in time values which give to a song, as sung by the Indian, its peculiar expressiveness and a
. Bulletin. Ethnology. DENS more] CHIPPEWA MUSIC 109 Analysis.—This song has the smallest range of any song analyzed. It was simg five times, each rendition ending on F sharp. The tempo is plainly 5-4, and the pulse of the measure-beginnings is exact, though too slow to be indicated by the metronome. The divisions of the measure are imperfectly indicated by note values, the first tone in sev- eral measures being slightly prolonged beyond the value of a dotted quarter. It is these delicate distinctions in time values which give to a song, as sung by the Indian, its peculiar expressiveness and ap])ealing quality. As in other songs of this character, the accidental is the lowered sixth. At first the singer did not sing this accurately, but later gave it with c^orrect intonation. No. 92. "I Will Sing" Sung by Main^ans Voice J —84 Drum J—92 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 1) (Catalogue iiu. 255). Ni - da - zon -ga-gi-dan da - zou -ga-gi-dau E£=!:t2:^4=^3i=^=p=li ni - da zon - ga- gi - dan ni- da - zon - ga-gi - dan ni - da - zon - ga-gi-dan e ni - da - zon - ga - gi - dan -P5 i^i=&:|.~w=i^:i=i:p=p:zL,i=p=zpz=p: ni - da - zon - ga - gi - dan e :t=t=^tl ni - da - zon - ga - gi - dan ^H^E^^^ -#—•- ^=^=^i!^ill Mr -de - wi-wiu ni-da- zon - ga-gi - dan ni- da WORDS Nidazon^gagidan^ I will sing with the great power Mide'wiwin Of the Mide^wiwin This song was sung during the preparation of the medicines, not during the ceremony of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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