. Bulletin. Ethnology. LENS more] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 87 were dancing there and the moon fell in love with them. The moon said, ' I will give you one of my songs to include in the group of your own songs.' So the mopn sang this song, which was after- wards used in the victory dances and also when the young girls danced from house to house in the village," No. 32. Son^ of the Moon (Catalogue No. 842) Recorded by Bear-on-the-flat Voice J = 69 ( J)= 138) Drum J r 69 See drum-rhythm below. ^^^mj ir^ i Drum-rhythm Analysis.—This song contains only the tones of the minor triad and seventh.
. Bulletin. Ethnology. LENS more] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 87 were dancing there and the moon fell in love with them. The moon said, ' I will give you one of my songs to include in the group of your own songs.' So the mopn sang this song, which was after- wards used in the victory dances and also when the young girls danced from house to house in the village," No. 32. Son^ of the Moon (Catalogue No. 842) Recorded by Bear-on-the-flat Voice J = 69 ( J)= 138) Drum J r 69 See drum-rhythm below. ^^^mj ir^ i Drum-rhythm Analysis.—This song contains only the tones of the minor triad and seventh. It is harmonic in structure and two-thirds of the intervals are downward progressions. The fourth is prominent, though often broken by a passing tone. More than half of the intervals are minor thirds. The rhythmic unit is long and oc- curs three times. It is interesting to note that the 5-8 measures were uniform in all the renditions. The Black-tailed Deer The following legend was related by Bear-on-the flat: In the old days when the people were pressed for food they dug pitfalls. One man had made such a trap and one day, late in the fall, he found a fat black-tailed deer in it. He took his bow and arrow to shoot, but the deer said, " Don't send ; The man hesitated, but the deer said again, " Don't send ; This happened three times, and the fourth time the deer said, " I am fat and in good condition. If you kill me you will probably have a good feast, but it will last only a day or. 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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