. Bulletin. Ethnology. dbnsmorb] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 119 No. 14. Song Sung after Raising the Sacred Pole (a) (Catalogue No. 628) Suug by Red Weasel Voice J_ fi;? Recorded without drum (I) (1) ^fr-â^^^-^^ M-^â\âh^^r-r-^ ()) *4 ^ " ^ ^ r-^ â â * * ^ i i) J ^ * * J -5â. WORDS (not transcribed) (The pole speaks) wakag''yai) sacred nawa^zii) ye I stand wagina''yagka yo behold me ema^kiye <?on was said to me Analysis.âThe conciseness of this melody is interesting, especially in view of the fact that it was sung by an aged man, who said he learned it in his youth. The rhythmic units are clear-c
. Bulletin. Ethnology. dbnsmorb] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 119 No. 14. Song Sung after Raising the Sacred Pole (a) (Catalogue No. 628) Suug by Red Weasel Voice J_ fi;? Recorded without drum (I) (1) ^fr-â^^^-^^ M-^â\âh^^r-r-^ ()) *4 ^ " ^ ^ r-^ â â * * ^ i i) J ^ * * J -5â. WORDS (not transcribed) (The pole speaks) wakag''yai) sacred nawa^zii) ye I stand wagina''yagka yo behold me ema^kiye <?on was said to me Analysis.âThe conciseness of this melody is interesting, especially in view of the fact that it was sung by an aged man, who said he learned it in his youth. The rhythmic units are clear-cut, and th«ir repetitions comprise the entire song except two short parts some- what similar to each other. Both mtonation and time were remark- ably good, considering the age of the singer. His voice was as strong as that of a young man. This has been noted by the writer to be the case among old men who, in their younger days, were accustomed to a(hlress large numbers of people on the open prairie. Red Weasel, who had held responsible positions in tribal ceremonies, had devel- oped this quality of voice. In this connection the pitch of his songs should be noted. This melody contains all the tones of the octave excopt the seventh. In structure it is classified as melodic with harmonic framework. About two-thirds of the intervals are downward progressions, the principal accented tones bemg those of the descend- ing series A, F sharp, D, B, F sharp. Only two ascending progres- sions appear between 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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