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CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



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aga'wanigikendai/ I can scarcely remember 



bebama^diziyan^ my travels 



Analysis. — The words of this song suggest that the singer is 

 emphasizing liis need of food by referring to the length of his journey. 

 This song contains no rhythmic unit but is characterized by a six- 

 teenth note at the beginning of the measure, followed by a dotted 

 eighth. Double and triple measures alternate throughout the song. 

 This succession of measure-lengths is uniform in the several renditions 

 on the phonograph cylinder. The song is purely melodic in structure 

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



No. 118. Song of Thanks for Food (Catalogue No. 441) 

 Sung by Mec^kawiga^bau 



Voice J = 120 

 Drum J— 138 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19 ) 



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Analysis. — This song marks the close of the begging dance at a 

 house and is sung only once. The people have eaten the food given 

 them and sing this before proceeding on their way. 



The rhytlimic unit occurs in the opening measures and also at the 

 close of the song. The fourth and fifth measures bear resemblance 

 to the rhythmic unit, but show a change of time from double to triple. 

 The song contains only the tones of the major triad and sixth, and 

 would be classified as harmonic in structure except for the accented F 

 in the fourth measure from the close. Eleven renditions of the song 

 were recorded, which are identical in every respect. 



