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CHIPPEWA MUSIC 



131 



A correspondence between the idea of a song and its melody or its 

 rhythm can not be taken too literally or pushed too far. Music can 

 not imitate a scene in nature or express a mental concept, yet either 

 may inspire a song. Under such circumstances the song may reflect 

 in some degree the source of its inspiration, yet it would be impossi- 

 ble, in any instance, to infer that source from the character of the 

 song. 



Five renditions of this song were secured, the only variations being 

 in the first part; the harmonic material remained the same, but the 

 order of progressions differed slightly. The second part was iden- 

 tical in all the renditions. 



Voice Ji^ 112 

 Drum J=r 126 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. Ill ) 



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2: 



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i^itliiiSi 



litEP^:^_E;tEE 



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A - bi - ta 



wi - £;i - cisr . . bi - 



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iiii-kwe-kwe - ki - ka - ba - wi - yan 







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ANALYSIS 



14 measures. 1 measure. 2 measures. 3 measures. 



' I I I I I I ( 



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Abita'wigi^cig Halfway up the sky 



Bimikwe'kwekika^bawiyan^ I am flying 



