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Analysis. — This song contains only three tones and may be said to 

 consist of the minor third with the tone above as a preparatory tone. 

 The chief rhythmic phrase is the quarter note followed by two eighths, 

 a subdivision of a double measure which suggests fear. 



Dream Songs — White Earth Reservation 

 Melodic Analysis 



TONALITY 



Major tonality. . 

 Minor tonality . 



Total. 



Number 

 of songs. 



Catalogue numbers. 



259,261 



TONE MATERIAL 



Fourth five-toned scale. 



Major triad and sixth 



Minor triad and fourth 



Other combinations of tones. 



Total 



200,207,209,210,211,244,246, 



200 

 212,213,245,259 

 261 

 208 



BEGINNINGS OF SONGS 



Beginning on the twelfth. 

 Beginning on the tenth. . . 

 Beginning on the octave.. 

 Beginning on the sixth. . . 

 Beginning on the fourth. . 



Total. 



206,207,209,210,211,212,213 



244 



245,259,260 



208,246 



261 



ENDINGS OF SONGS 



Ending on the tonic. 



Ending on the fifth.. 

 Ending on the third. 



Total 



206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 



245,260,201 

 208 

 244,240,259 



First progression downward. 



First progression upward 



Total 



FIRST PROGRESSIONS 



200, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 



244,246,201 

 213,245,259,260 



