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BUKEAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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Analysis. — This song is minor in tonality and contains the first, 

 second, third, fifth, and sixth tones of the diatonic mijior scale, tone 

 material occurring in only three other songs of the series of 340 (see 

 Nos. 178 and 184 in Bulletin 45, and No. 125 of the present series). 

 This is of special interest, as the omitted tones are the same intervals 

 as in the fourth five- toned scale, which is major in tonality. The 

 major third is a promment progression in the opening phrases of this 

 song (see Nos. 1, 9, 34, 94, 120), constituting 52 per cent of the 

 entire number of progressions (31). (See also Nos. 29, 99.) The 

 tempo was steadily maintained and the music admirably expresses the 

 idea of the sonjr. 



No. S4. "The Sioux Follow Me" 



Suii'r by E'niwOb'k 



(Catalogue No. 407) 



Voice J— 96 

 96 



Drum J 



(Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19) 



ma^gija^go I think 



ickwe^yair behind me 



Sisi^tawaii (see p. 70) the Sisseton Sioux 



biapi^sika^dog ' is no doubt following 



Analysis. — This song is l)ased on the chord of D major and would 

 be classified as harmonic except for the presence of E flat as an 

 accented tone. The phrases are of irregular length and the song con- 

 tains no rhythmic unit, yet, as a whole, it has a certain rhythmic 

 unity and completeness. The only tones used are those of the major 

 triad and second. 



The words of this and of the followmg song suggest that the songs 

 were composed during dreams. 



1 The syllable dog afiBxed to a verb indicates lack of absolute knowledge, but confidence that the state- 

 nu'iit is correct. 



