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BUREAU OF AMEmCAN ETHNOLOfiY 



Tbull. 53 



Analysis. — The two renditions of this strange melody secured are 

 identical. The song is based on the minor triad, the fourth and 

 sixth being used as passing tones. The tempo is slow, with long 

 swinging cadence. The rhythm is characterized by the triplet, 

 which occurs frequently on the last count of the measure. The song 

 contains no rhythmic unit, but the rhythm of the entire song consti- 

 tutes a homogeneous whole. In this group of six ''doctor's songs" 

 it is noted that vowel syllables distinctly enunciated are used on the 

 tones not supplied with words, resembling the Wide' songs, and 

 differing from the majority of Chippewa songs, in which the separa- 

 tion of tones is produced by muscular action of the throat (see 

 No. 134). 



No. 139. "Sitting with the Turtle' 



Sung by Ki'miwun 



(Catalogue No. 309) 



Voice J =96 



Drum J =112 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



-•- -•- •-• -•- V-N 



§^m 



'^^^i^ 



Ml- kin- ak ni - wi 



-A- 



m^^M^ 



ta - bi - mfi 



:5^=L^-il:4i:[i= 



^1 



^H 



-JEzMti: 



fcgfe| 



-^^^m^:^ 



mlklnak' turtle 



niwi^tabiinu^ I am sitting with him 



Analysis. — Five renditions of this song were recorded. In the 

 first and fourth renditions no words were used; in the second and 

 fifth the words occurred as transcribed, and in the third the words 

 were used in the seventh and eighth measures instead of at the open- 

 ing of the song. Tlie first rendition begins on D flat instead of E 

 flat, a fact which suggests that D flat is felt to be the prmcipal tone, 

 E flat being used as an approach to that tone. (See analysis of No 

 53.) 



