. Bulletin. Ethnology. 110 BUREAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bDLL. 61 The relative time-duration of quarter notes in voice and drum, as given in the preceding song, are shown, by means of hnear measure- ments, drawn to scale in the accompanying illustration.^ :t f--' -•^-. D rjLT rju uu ms UUUU A Melody as transcribed above. '. B Time of melody expressed in quarter notes. C Time of drum expressed in quarter notes. D Drumbeats as given by performer. Comparison of the phonograph record with the metronome shows the speed of the voice to be equivalent to 104 quarter notes per minute (J =104), while th
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 110 BUREAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bDLL. 61 The relative time-duration of quarter notes in voice and drum, as given in the preceding song, are shown, by means of hnear measure- ments, drawn to scale in the accompanying illustration.^ :t f--' -•^-. D rjLT rju uu ms UUUU A Melody as transcribed above. '. B Time of melody expressed in quarter notes. C Time of drum expressed in quarter notes. D Drumbeats as given by performer. Comparison of the phonograph record with the metronome shows the speed of the voice to be equivalent to 104 quarter notes per minute (J =104), while that of the drum is equivalent to only 96 quarter notes per minute (J =96). If there were no deviation from regularity, there would be a coincidence of voice and drum at the fourteenth pulsation (quarter note) of the voice; this, however, is entirely theoretical, as a slight variation in either part would change the ratio between the two. In this and many similar instances it would appear that voice and drum represent separate impulses, expressed simultaneously, but having no time-relation to each other. The following song of departure was reserved for use at the Sun dance; this was usually sung as the four young men left the camp for the woods to select the tree which should form the sacred pole . . No. 9. Song of the Departure of the Young Men (Catalogue No. 480) Sung by Lone Man Voice J— 96 Brum J_— 104 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 5. 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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