. Bulletin. Ethnology. ANrHRoi-. Pap. NO. 28] CHOCTAW MUSIC DENSMORE 139 J = 132 (1) No. 13. Tick Dance Song (d) Recorded by Sidney Wesley (1) (2) (Catalog No. 2215) (3) r (2) (3) ^^=f=tf^P^fH4f^ff=f (3)^ (3) (2) (3). Analysis.—The emphatic rhythm of this song, together with the rise and fall of the melody, takes the place of an instrumental accompaniment. The song con tains no change of measure length, thus maintaining a steady rhythm. Three rhythmic units occur. The second and third units differ in only one tone, but this difference was given with distinctness. The melody lies partly above a
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ANrHRoi-. Pap. NO. 28] CHOCTAW MUSIC DENSMORE 139 J = 132 (1) No. 13. Tick Dance Song (d) Recorded by Sidney Wesley (1) (2) (Catalog No. 2215) (3) r (2) (3) ^^=f=tf^P^fH4f^ff=f (3)^ (3) (2) (3). Analysis.—The emphatic rhythm of this song, together with the rise and fall of the melody, takes the place of an instrumental accompaniment. The song con tains no change of measure length, thus maintaining a steady rhythm. Three rhythmic units occur. The second and third units differ in only one tone, but this difference was given with distinctness. The melody lies partly above and partly below the keynote, and contains only the tones of the minor triad and fourth. Another song of this dance, recorded by Wesley but not transcribed, was difficult to translate. The interpreter first said the words meant, ''My friend, this song is going away mocking me," and added that the second word was literally "people," but understood to mean "friend," also that the word translated "mocking" did not carry any unpleasant meaning, but could also be translated "; There was consid- erable discussion and it developed that reference was being made to the phonograph which would repeat the sound of Wesley's voice. The final translation appeared to be addressed to the phonograph and was as follows, "My friend, when you go away you will sing like I ; In another tribe a singer referred to the phonograph as a personality saying, "How did it learn the song so quick? That is a hard ; Lysander Tubby, who recorded many songs of this dance, said that, at a dance, each song is sung three times, this series being called "once through the song," after which another song is started. Tubby is leader of the singers at Pearl River, where the writer witnessed this dance. The leader started each song and after two or three measures the men took up the melody, followed, after about the same time, b
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