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CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



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The repetitions were exact, but the time was not maintamed with 

 absolute regularity. The song begms on the sixth above the tonic 

 and ends on the fifth in the lower octave ; thus about half the melody 

 is above the tonic and half below it. The song is melodic in structure 

 and contains the tones of the fourth five-toned scale. 



After this song the warrior who was first selected danced around 

 the dog's skull, which had been taken from the pan and laid on the 

 ground. After dancing he made a speech regarding one of his most 

 distinguished victories and sang a song commemorating the event. 

 A similar course was followed by each of the three other warriors who 

 had eaten of the dog's head. 



The following song is typical of this class of war songs. It was 

 recorded by Mec'ka^^^ga'bau, who learned it from the composer, a 

 prominent warrior among the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa, ISfemen''- 

 gwa (Butterfly) by name. 



No. 80. The Song of Butterfly 



Sung by Mec^kawiga'bau 

 Voice J = 84 

 Drum J — 84 

 ( Drum- rhythm similar to No. 2) 



(Catalogue No. 437) 



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Bi- gi - ja - te gi - jig e tci- bi - na - ni - ba - wi - yaii 



^agg^t 



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'UiT 



I 



bi''gijate' in the coming heat 



gi^jig of the day 



tcibinani^bawiyan' I stood there 



Analysis. — In this melody it is interesting to note the influence of 

 the rhythmic unit on parts of the song in which it is not repeated. 

 Thus the sixth measure from the close of the song resembles the first 

 measure of the rhythmic unit, the fifth and third measures from 

 the close are similar to the last measure of the unit, and the measure 

 next to the last is similar to the second measure of the unit. Obser- 

 vation of many of these songs wiU detect separation of the rhythmic 



