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CHIPPEWA MUSIC — II 



203 



No. 99. Song of the Buflfalo 



Sung by E^'niwub'e 



(Catalogue No. 399) 



Voice J = 96 



Drom J= 100 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



-m- -m- -m- « , _ -m- -»- 



rl — I — I — r~^— r* P—rr — t • •— n 



Bi - ji - ki - wug 



a tgg^-^gs^g^ i i i^--i g 



=F== 



we - ya - ka - ga - b<i - wi - wa - djTn 



gyE^^E^f^f'^EiSJ i 



wa - do - ka - wa-gwa-iim 



^m,iE^^^^g0imj^m 



e he iva ni e wa ni e 



wa - do - ka - wa - gwa-niu - e 



iiigEg=£gii^£gii-EEEBEiiEi^^g:i 



hwi 



a wi hi 



hwi 



bi^jiki VUg^ the buffalo 



we^yaka^gabdwiwa'djin as they stand in a circle 



wa^doka^wagwa^nine I join with them 



Analysis. — Except in the last nine measures, the principal tones of 

 this melody are those of the triad of F sharp minor; the song is there- 

 fore transcribed in that key, although the second and seventh of the 

 key do not occur. This is an instance in which "key" can scarcely 

 be said to exist, and the signature should be understood as indicating 

 merely the pitch of certain tones. The formation of the melody is 

 essentially that of successive intervals, in a descending progression: 

 First, C sharp-A, second A-F sharp, and lastly F sharp-D. As an 

 example of interval formation this offers an interesting contrast to 

 songs based on the interval of the fourth (see No. 22). Although the 

 song is mmor in tonality, it is found that 50 per cent of the intervals 

 are major thirds, the song containing 18 intervals and 9 minor thirds 

 (see No9. 29, 83). Before the recording of this song, and also before 

 the final word, the singer ''imitated the noise made by the buffalo." 

 Several renditions were recorded, interspersed with these peculiar 

 "noises." 



