DENSMOREl 



CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



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warriors to make the medicine effectual as a charm. This group of 

 songs was rendered by Na'waji'bigo'kwe ("woman dweUing in 

 the midst of the rocks"). 



No. 24. First Song of the Mrnisino'wflck 



Sung by Na^waji^bigo'kwe 



(Catalogue No. 373) 



Voice J — 69 



Drdm Jr= 108 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 





-n—n- 



Ka - ga - gi - wi - wan nin - dau ba-on - dji - o-non - ge - 



m, 



'^~'-p-f^L7- 



:L^: 



■wi - At-yan ka 



ga -gi-wi- wan nin-dau ba-on 



:d^ 



^^^Jigiilil^ii^i 



dji-o-non-ge - wi - yan 



[Free translation] 



kaga^'giwiwan^ llight as a raven's feather 



nin dan \ 



ba'ondji^nongeyan^ J is my flight 



Analysis. — This melody was sung very slowly with a rapid drum- 

 beat. The song is harmonic in structure and contains the tones of 

 the fourth five-toned scale. The rhythmic unit does not vary in 

 the four renditions of the song, but there is a slight variation in 

 unimportant melody progressions. Attention is directed to the 

 register of the woman's voice. Several other phonographic records 

 made by Chippewa women show the same register. 



All the songs of this series close with the ejaculations We lio ho ho, 

 which characterize also the Mide' songs. 



