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CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



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Analysis. — Three renditions of this song were recorded, the first 

 three and a half measures being omitted in the repetitions. The range 

 of the song is unusually high and the first two tones were slightly 

 flatted. The short repeated tones were individualized by a muscular 

 action of the throat. The melody is strongly harmonic in character, 

 but the presence of accented E and A cause it to be classified as 

 melodic with harmonic framework. The rhythmic unit is short and 

 the rhythm of the song as a whole is distinctive and clearly marked. 



No. 135. Dream Song 



Sung by Awun^akum^igickun' 



Voice J =100 

 Drum J=r 100 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19) 



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(Catalogue No. 323) 



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Analysis. — This song is a particularly good example of a melody 

 based on the second five-toned scale. The first measure contains 

 the rhythmic unit of the song, which occurs five times. The first 

 part of the melody is based on the chord of C minor and the latter 

 part suggests the chord of E flat, though the tone E flat does not 

 appear. In the absence of this tone, which would be the tonic of the 

 major chord, the song is considered to be minor in tonality; this is, 

 however, am instance in which what we term "key" can not be said 

 to be established. The relation of the tones is an interval-relation 

 rather than a key-relation (see pp. 7, 8). 



