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CHIPPEWA MUSIC 



145 



Cimau^anic A man's name meaning "soldier " 



Gini'shiwed' He killed in war 



always followed by a scalp dance. This was sometimes performed 

 around a pile of presents. Each scalp was fastened to a hoop at the 

 end of a pole, and anyone to whom this pole was handed was obliged 

 to hold it aloft as he danced alone around the pile of gifts. This 

 is an old song in which the name of Cimau'ganic was introduced in 

 honor of his special bravery. 



Analysis. — In this instance the entire phonogrjiph record is tran- 

 scribed. It consists of four renditions of the song and clearly shows 

 the points in which the renditions vary. In this respect it is the 

 record of a musical performance as well as the record of a song. The 

 singer imitated the manner in which he had heard a woman sing the 

 song, the high notes being given in a falsetto voice but with good 

 intonation. The division of the measures into five counts is not 

 mechanically accurate throughout the record. In certain measures 

 the note values correspond exactly to the metronome beat ; in others 

 they vary slightly, but the rhythmic feeling is still that of a five-part 

 measure. This song is a very free musical expression and is of special 

 value, both from its structure and from the occasion of its use. 



No. 131. " The Shifting Clouds " (Catalogue no. 114) 



Sung by A^gwitu'wigi^cig 

 Voice J =126 



Recorded without drum 



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Ana^qud The shifting 



Ba^bikwa^sin Clouds 



This is one of the war songs with which a social dance is usually 

 opened. Most of the singers carry some object in the right hand — a 

 small gun whittled from wood, a turkey-wing fan, a bow with arrows, 

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