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CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



151 



No. 56. Song of the Speaker (Catalogue No. S. 3) 



Sung by Mec'kawiga^bau 



Voice J = 184 



Drum J— 80 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 3 ) 





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Analysis. — This song is transcribed as it was sung in three rendi- 

 tions. The first part of the song is distinctly major and the last 

 part minor in tonality; therefore it is transcribed in the keys of 

 D major and D minor. The F in the opening measures is clearly 

 sung F sharp, and the F in the latter part is as clearly sung F 

 natural; the C in the twelfth measure is sung C sharp in the first 

 two renditions, C natural in the third, and between the two tones in 

 the last. The rhythm does not vary in the several renditions. A 

 half note followed by a quarter note occurs frequently but can 

 scarcely be said to constitute a rhythmic unit. The metric unit of 

 the voice (indicated by J = 184) is very rapid. If each drumbeat 

 were regarded as a quarter note the tempo of the drum might be 

 indicated as J = 160, but the drumbeats are in groups of two; it is 

 more convenient therefore to regard each drumbeat as an eighth 

 note and indicate the tempo as J = 80. 



No. 57. Song of the Owner of the Drum 



Sung by Mec^kawiga^bau 



Voice J =80 

 Drum J = 92 

 ( Dram-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



(Catalogue No. S. 4) 



