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entertainment of children, the begging dance combining the idea of 

 acquirement with that of pleasure. It may be noted also that the 

 begging 'dance and the pipe dance songs have in common a large 

 proportion of intervals of the ascending fourth, which have been 

 found to characterize songs concerning motion (see No. 22), and it is 

 recalled that the persons engaged in the begging dance made the 

 circuit of the entire camp and that the pipe dance was a contortion 

 dance. Turning to the analysis of the songs for the entertainment of 

 children, we find that group allied to the pleasure songs and also to 

 the war songs, and recall that one-half the songs of this group relate 

 to mimic warfare or warfare between animals. 



From further study of structural resemblances between groups of 

 Indian songs it may be possible to ascertain whether a rhythmic unit 

 is usually found in songs of definitely formed thought, whether a 

 feeling for the tonic and its octave is strongest m subjective songs, 

 and to throw light on other peculiarities suggested as subjects of more 

 extended investigation by this comparative analysis of the content 

 and form of Chippewa songs. 



Tabulated Analysis of Resemblances 

 1. mjEde^ songs 



General motive of songs: The securing of a definite result tlirough 

 supernatural power, the person affected being usually some one 

 other than the singer. 



Melodic resemblances of Allde' songs to — 

 Dream Songs 



a, In major tonality 



6, In proportion of songs beginning on octave 



c, In proportion of songs ending on tonic 



d, In compass of twelfth 



e, In first progression downward 

 Love Songs 



In purely melodic structure 

 Woman's Dance Songs 



In purely melodic structure 

 Begging Dance Songs 



a, In major tonality 



h, In proportion of songs beginning on dominant 



c, In proportion of songs containing octave complete except 



seventh 



d, In proportion of downward progressions 



e, In average interval 



Songs for the Entertainment of Children 

 In purely melodic structure 



