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. Bulletin. Ethnology. ANTHROP. Pap. No. 28] CHOCTAW MtJSIC—DENSMORE 171 No. 55. Stomp Dance Song (1) Recorded by Olman Combt (Catalog No. 2353). (1) (2) (1) S^ m-^j0. ^Mnrrzrr^'^iElT^m'jii Analysis.—These songs (Nos. 53-55) are minor in tonality. The keynote is the lowest tone in each, and the principal progression is between this tone and its third. Nos. 54 and 55 contain the tones of the complete triad. The rhythm of these songs is simple, and the rhythmic nnits in Nos. 54 and 55 contain only one measure. When transcribing No. 53, a sharp sound was heard on the record. This was identified a
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ANTHROP. Pap. No. 28] CHOCTAW MtJSIC—DENSMORE 171 No. 55. Stomp Dance Song (1) Recorded by Olman Combt (Catalog No. 2353). (1) (2) (1) S^ m-^j0. ^Mnrrzrr^'^iElT^m'jii Analysis.—These songs (Nos. 53-55) are minor in tonality. The keynote is the lowest tone in each, and the principal progression is between this tone and its third. Nos. 54 and 55 contain the tones of the complete triad. The rhythm of these songs is simple, and the rhythmic nnits in Nos. 54 and 55 contain only one measure. When transcribing No. 53, a sharp sound was heard on the record. This was identified as the barliing of Tubby's dog, which was allowed in the room while he recorded his songs. An additional Stomp dance song recorded by Willis was not transcribed. This melody consists entirely of ascending and descending fourths, repeated rhythmi- cally and forming a brief melodic phrase. According to Wesley, the Backward-and-forward dance was a "variation or change in the Stomp ; No. 56. Backward-and-forward Dance Song (Catalog No. 2206) J: 120 A (1) Recorded by Sidnett Wesi-ey ill ^^ 1^—t^ ^m g 1 r ilL 3z:i 1) B (2) (22_ H^^te^f^ m m-M fe WiiI'CJ'F'v C 01 (3) rvicrrnrrr^. 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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