densmore] 



CHIPPEWA MTTSIC 



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The words of the songs are continually broken and separated by 

 the syllables Jii hi hi, which occur even more frequently than in the 

 initiation songs of the lower degrees. 



Only two of these songs are of minor tonality. One of these, no. 19, 

 is interesting in that the singer began the last half slightly too high, 

 thus changing the key from C minor to C sharp minor. The relations 

 of the tones in the last half are well sustained. 



In this series we fmd three songs containing the tones of the major 

 triad with the sixth added, two instances of the octave complete 

 except the seventh, one instance of the octave complete except the 

 second and seventh, one instance of the octave complete except the 

 fourth and seventh, and two songs of minor tonality. 



Musically, the chief value of these songs lies in the relation of voice 

 and drum and in the peculiar ending of the songs. Compare these 

 songs in this respect with the melody outline of songs nos. 25-34. It 

 will be readily seen that the latter have a much stronger feeling for a 

 definite close either on the tonic or with the tones of the tonic chord. 

 An indefinite manner of closing a song may be considered character- 

 istic of a primitive stage of musical culture. 



No. 19. Fourth Song 



(Catalogue no. 125) 



Voice without, percei)tible metric luiit 

 Drom 1— 126 



BiH2z 



wm^^ 



El3 



WORDS 



Awe^nen Who is this 



De^wene^ Sick unto death 



Bema^djiug^ ; Whom I restore to Ufe 



The words of this song refer to the person who is being 

 initiated. Many sick persons are initiated in order 

 that they may be restored to health. The Mide' com- 

 prehends health of body, mind and spirit in one general 

 idea. It is supposed to benefit the individual as a whole 

 and the lines of demarcation between his various needs 

 are not sharply drawn. 



Song picture 

 NO. 19. On 

 the body of 

 the person to 

 be initiated 

 are seen lines 

 represent- 

 i n g the 

 "strength " 

 he is to re- 

 ceive through 

 the MIde'. 



