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MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIG 
RHYTHMIC ANALYSIsS—continued 
TABLE 16—CHANGE OF TIME (MEASURE-LENGTHS) 
25 
2 Mandan 
r Sioux songs 
sane & |recorded by | Sioux songs Ute songs ee oe Total 
Chippewa songs 
Num-| Per |Num-| Per |Num-| Per |Num-| Per |Num-| Per |Num-}| Per 
ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent 
Songs containing no change 
MGHING. Hes ee he cee awe, 69 23 1 os) 18 8 12 11 20 18 | 120 15 
Songs containing a change 
OMG ee = cee siyjoswacaee 229 77 19 95 | 222 92 98 89 90 82) 658 85 
Transcribed in outline!..... PSN SORT EOS” fel 7 Laer ee Sa Vier | se (ete iamiee te eA po ae ee 
ANG TED CO ieee Seat ae Bt or Ug ee BOM ee 2. (0 eee HO" |S 120% ers as S208 5 ssc 
1 Excluded in computing percentage. 
TABLE 17—RHYTHMIC UNIT! 
‘ Mandan 
3 Sioux songs 
Chippewa recorded by | Sioux songs} Ute songs and Total 
songs Chines Hidatsa 
PP songs 
Num-| Per |Num-} Per |Num-| Per |Num-|} Per |Num-| Per |Num-| Per 
ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent 
Songs containing— “ 
Norhythmic unit-.....- 107 36 7 35 71 29 27 25 33 80 | 245 30 
One rhythmic unit..... 186 62 10 60 | 139 67 60 66 66 60 | 461 56 
Tworhythmic units. - . 4 1 3 15 25 10 20 18 9 8 61 8 
Three rhythmic units. - Oe Es el ee 3 1 3 3 2 2 9 1 
Hourrby time waits: cto els anaes|ecasesldesece Tal ears. s5all Kegel ea reie onl] Ga cinta uN eters A eeeiee 
Hive TivthMNe WUAItso: =| ee ewelece asst eaa| seen ae De east s| eels eelsslee Secalten Ses Paleo ee 
Transcribed in outline 2... _. pe pe eel Ped Sees |e el Da al (oa eee cp (SS Se RO | a ae AD ssoek } 
otal ne eet a ake 1) baer oe 2 ee 240F oe ONES LO} be sae S20 ike sae 
1 For the purpose of this analysis a rhythmic unit is defined as ‘‘a group of tones of various lengths, usually 
comprising more than one count ofa measure, occurring two or more times in a song and having an evident 
influence on the rhythm of the entire song.’’ 
2 Excluded in computing percentage. 
TABLE 18—RHYTHM OF DRUM, MORACHE, OR RATTLE 
Sixteenth notes unaccented! 
Eighth notes accented in 
groups of two 2 
Eighth notes unaccented 3.. 
Quarter notes unaccented 4. 
1See No. 2. 
; Mandan 
‘ Sioux songs 
apes = neconded by Sioux songs| Ute songs ee Total 
Pp songs 
Num-| Per |Num-| Per |Num-} Per |Num-| Per |Num-| Per |Num-} Per 
ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent} ber | cent | ber | cent | ber | cent 
CRE ais] bts eal Seog ceers 1 1 1 2 1 2 oF ees 
10 An eenek Seles est 11 Di [ies Swallnetecic 2 4 23 5 
89 40 12 60 42 34 23 35 13 30 | 179 88 
12 Ge er eaves othe 44 36 30 46 19 61 105 22 
2 See No. 31. 3 See No, 32. 4 See No. 37. 
