. Bulletin. Ethnology. 110 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 75 No. 41. Lame Dance Song (c) (Catalogue No. 768) Recorded by Singer No. 17 Voice J = 63 Drum J = 63 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 20. Connective phrase m^=f^^f^w^^^^^l^''^'-r\'^'Tr='^ Analysis.—Two renditions of tliis song were recorded, and in both are found the same number of sixteenth notes in the third measure from the close, this phrase being divided into tln-ee groups of two notes each. The song contains no rhythmic unit, though several measures begin with a dotted eighth followed by a sixteenth note. A short connective phi-as
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 110 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 75 No. 41. Lame Dance Song (c) (Catalogue No. 768) Recorded by Singer No. 17 Voice J = 63 Drum J = 63 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 20. Connective phrase m^=f^^f^w^^^^^l^''^'-r\'^'Tr='^ Analysis.—Two renditions of tliis song were recorded, and in both are found the same number of sixteenth notes in the third measure from the close, this phrase being divided into tln-ee groups of two notes each. The song contains no rhythmic unit, though several measures begin with a dotted eighth followed by a sixteenth note. A short connective phi-ase was sung between the renditions. (See No. 7.) For other songs containing rests see analysis of No. 8. Sixty- five per cent of the progressions are whole tones—a peculiarity noted in the analysis of No. 28. It was said that the following song was sung at the conclusion of the dance. A man approached a woman dancer and made a series of gestures, after which a third person threw a blanket over them, and they danced together while this song was 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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