. Bulletin. Ethnology. 290 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 61 these show no points of difference. The rhythmic unit is long, but its divisions were clearly given. In the second occurrence of the unit an accent was placed on the final tone, this accent being unmis- takable though the corresponding tone in the first occurrence of the unit is unaccented. The interval of the fourth is prominent, con- stituting 38 per cent of the entire number of intervals. As in many other songs used in dancing, the intonation was wavering. In the first part of the song the drum precedes the voice, but in the
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 290 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 61 these show no points of difference. The rhythmic unit is long, but its divisions were clearly given. In the second occurrence of the unit an accent was placed on the final tone, this accent being unmis- takable though the corresponding tone in the first occurrence of the unit is unaccented. The interval of the fourth is prominent, con- stituting 38 per cent of the entire number of intervals. As in many other songs used in dancing, the intonation was wavering. In the first part of the song the drum precedes the voice, but in the closing measures the drum and voice coincide. No. 99. "Against the Wind" Sung by Gray Hawk Voice J— 100 Drum J =100 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 6 (Catalogue No. 556). ite^ tate' iya'pe waye^ I caused the face to strike against the wind wahu^ke/.a owaq'(5a waye'' a lance I sent forth to cover all Analysis.—A free translation of the words of this song would be, "1 drove the tribe against the wind, which struck their faces like a ; Four renditions were recorded, the time being inter- rupted between the repetitions. In each rendition the drum was with the voice in the last measure, though it had slightly preceded the voice in the earlier part of the song. Concerning the beginning and ending of a song on the same tone, see song No. 82. The tonic chord is felt throughout the melody, which, nevertheless, is melodic, not harmonic, in structure. The melody tones are those of the first five-toned scale, which lacks the third and seventh of the complete octave. (See p. 7.) See plot of this melody on page 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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