DENS MorE] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 438 
No. 2. Song of the Goose Women Society (a) 
(Catalogue No. 809) 
Recorded by SCATTERED CoRN 
VOICE a2 80 
.DRUM d = 80 
See drum-rhythm below —— 
Drum- rhythm 
fifi Sid 
Analysis—Three renditions of this song were recorded and in 
them all the tones were given with reasonable accuracy, but the pro- 
_ gression from one tone to another was by a glissando which can not 
be transcribed. The melodic interest of the song lies in the fifth 
and sixth measures, which contain the descending triads C-A-F and 
F-D-B flat. The rhythmic interest lies in the variation of the 
rhythmic unit which appears in the seventh and eighth measures, 
the second count of the unit being prolonged to twice its length. 
The following song is among those considered “sacred.” In the 
old days the women became unconscious during the singing of this 
song, and it is said that corn often came from their mouths. Some- 
times little ducks, or even singing birds, came from the mouths of 
the Goose Women while they were in this trance. 
