. Bulletin. Ethnology. (2) (3) 1 II 1 -^T-Jr-g • f • i— '~f— f 0—•—•—•-!-• ^r-f 0 0 -^b—j ^U-A ^-f P-^:J U 11 ^l^-l i (4) 1 -r-Tr-T-Vn « ^ ^ ^i?-^ :^U-+^ -^—^tf-T- htM=J tk^^—. translation Brown owls come here in the blue evening, They are hooting about, They are shaking their wings and hooting. Analysis.—This is the first of a group of 23 songs belonging to a singer of strong individuality and containing many points of unusual interest. A general characteristic is the ascending progression of the first and last intervals. Each song was sung twice through, then twice from the seventh measure,
. Bulletin. Ethnology. (2) (3) 1 II 1 -^T-Jr-g • f • i— '~f— f 0—•—•—•-!-• ^r-f 0 0 -^b—j ^U-A ^-f P-^:J U 11 ^l^-l i (4) 1 -r-Tr-T-Vn « ^ ^ ^i?-^ :^U-+^ -^—^tf-T- htM=J tk^^—. translation Brown owls come here in the blue evening, They are hooting about, They are shaking their wings and hooting. Analysis.—This is the first of a group of 23 songs belonging to a singer of strong individuality and containing many points of unusual interest. A general characteristic is the ascending progression of the first and last intervals. Each song was sung twice through, then twice from the seventh measure, and then once from the beginning, this being his custom. There was a slight break in the time after each partial or complete rendition. The present song contains syncopa- tions (nota legato) which are unusual in Papago songs. Attention is directed to the measure following the rest, occurring midway through the song. The absence of a rest at the close of this measure carries forward the interest in an effective manner. The final phrase is effective, with its change of tune and strongly accented 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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