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tion, the iippei* tones not being clearly sung but rendered with what 

 might be termed a "toss" of the voice. The song contains no 

 rhythmic unit, yet the melody as a whole has a complete and satis- 

 factory rhythm. Attention is directed to the interval of a whole 

 tone between the seventh and eighth of the scale, near the close of the 

 song. This interval was firmly given. It is an unusual progression 

 in recorded Chippewa songs although found also in songs Nos. 9, 85, 

 100, 119, 124. 



After an interval of eight months three renditions of this song were 

 recorded by the same singer; these were identical with the first 

 record in both melody and rhythm but differed slightly in the Words. 



War Songs — White Earth Reservation 



Melodic Analysis 



tonality 



BEGINNINGS OF SONGS 



ENDINGS OF SONGS 



