. Bulletin. Ethnology. 140 T5TTRRAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ni'M,. CI Analysis.—In many songs the rliythmic unit is merely a short phrase which lacks completeness in itself, ])ut which appears fre- quently throughout the melody and influences the rhythmic divi- sions of the entire melody. The song now unth^r analysis, how- ever, contains a rhythmic unit which is complete in itself, and which was sung with a distinct "phrase ; Repetitions of this unit constitute the entire song except the closing measure. The melody tones are those of the fourth five-toned scale. The only in
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 140 T5TTRRAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ni'M,. CI Analysis.—In many songs the rliythmic unit is merely a short phrase which lacks completeness in itself, ])ut which appears fre- quently throughout the melody and influences the rhythmic divi- sions of the entire melody. The song now unth^r analysis, how- ever, contains a rhythmic unit which is complete in itself, and which was sung with a distinct "phrase ; Repetitions of this unit constitute the entire song except the closing measure. The melody tones are those of the fourth five-toned scale. The only intervals here found are the major second and minor third. De- scending intervals comprise about two-thirds of the entire number. The songs of the hours of dancing are peculiarly rhythmic, the following being examples. These songs were not used exclusively in tlie Sun dance, some of them being songs of the various War societies. No. 26. "Wakag^taijka Hears Me" (Catalogue No. 483) Sung by Lone Man Voice J=:88 Dkum J - 88 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 6 (1). ^ ^ ^^ (2) -Rf -^U-^ —-— -^j—--^ —-—^iss—t^—^d— Wa-kai] - taij - ka ca wa - ki - ya caij - na na-ma - hoij e. 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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