. Bulletin. Ethnology. 116 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 75 No. 47. Tea Dance Song (b) (Catalogue No. 734) Recorded by Singer No. 7 Voice J =104 Drum J =104 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 36 (1) (2) (3) (2). (3) (1) a^^^ai^^^^ (1) (2) (3) ^^^pgn^gmrnj^ma Analysis.—The drumbeat of this song is similar to that of the preceding song, during which the people danced. The song had the unusual range of 15 tones and is based on the fourth five-toned scale. Two renditions were recorded without variation. This is interesting, as three rhythmic units occur, the first and third closely resembling each o
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 116 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 75 No. 47. Tea Dance Song (b) (Catalogue No. 734) Recorded by Singer No. 7 Voice J =104 Drum J =104 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 36 (1) (2) (3) (2). (3) (1) a^^^ai^^^^ (1) (2) (3) ^^^pgn^gmrnj^ma Analysis.—The drumbeat of this song is similar to that of the preceding song, during which the people danced. The song had the unusual range of 15 tones and is based on the fourth five-toned scale. Two renditions were recorded without variation. This is interesting, as three rhythmic units occur, the first and third closely resembling each other. The eighth measure contains a reversal of the count- divisions of the second rhythmic unit, in a triple measure. As has been noted, a measure of this sort frequently gives a certain balance to the rhythm of a song as a 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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