CONTENTS 



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 List of songs 



1. Arranged in order of serial numbers xi 



2. Arranged in order of catalogue numbers xvi 



Special signs employed in transcriptions of songs xix 



Names of singers xxi 



Analysis of Chippewa music 1 



What do the Chippewa sing? 2 



How do the Chippewa sing? 13 



Why do the Chippewa oing? 15 



Tabulated analysis of 340 songs 18 



Melodic analysis ]8 



Table 1. Tonality 18 



Table 2. First note of song — its relation to keynote 18 



Table 3. Last note of song — its relation to keynote 19 



Table 4. Last note of song — its relation to compass of song 20 



Table 5. Number of tones comprising compass of song 21 



Table 6. Tone material 21 



Table 7. Accidentals 23 



Table 8. Structure 24 



Table 9. First progression — downward and upward 24 



Table 10. Total number of progressions — downward and ujiward. 24 



Table 11. Intervals in downward progression 25 



Table 12. Intervals in upward progression 25 



Table 13. Average number of semitones in each interval 26 



Table 14. Key 26 



Rhythmic analysis 28 



Table 15. Fart of measure on which song begins 28 



Table 16. Rhythm of first measure 28 



Table 17. Change of time 29 



Table 18. Rhythm of drum 29 



Table 19. Rhythmic unit of song 30 



Table 20. Metric unit of voice 30 



Table 21. Metric unit of drum 32 



Table 22. Comparison of metric unit of voice and drum 33 



Group analysis of 340 songs 34 



Grand Medicine songs (Mide^ na'giimowi^nun) 34 



Dream songs (Ina^bundjigaii' na^gumowi^nun) 37 



War songs (Miga'diwu/ na'giimowi'nini) 40 



Love songs (Sa^gii^diwin' na^gumowi^nun) 41 



Moccasin game songs (Makizin'ata^diwin^ na^gfimowf n<in) 44 



Woman's dance songs (Ikwe'nimiwin' na'gumowi^niiii) 45 



Begging dance songs (Bagosaii'ninge^ nimiwin' na'gvimowi^ntiii) 47 



Pipe dance songs (Opwa^gHnini^miwin na^umowrnuii) 48 



Songs connected with gifts (Mi^gine, ma^moya^ne, na'giimowi'niin) . . . 49 



Songs for the entertainment of children (A^dizo'ke na^gftmowi^nM) . . 49 



Unclassified songs 50 



Melodic and rhythmic resemblances between song groups 50 



Tabulated analyses of resemblances 51 



VII 



