DENSMORE] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 51 
WORDS (MANDAN) 
Welk amber ee my comrades 
WIyOacae mite sore enemies (all unfriendly tribes) 
HEC Ag CUE) es CO Rn Ee Pe are Many 
Analysis—In structure this song resembles Nos. 6 and 7, the 
range being extended and the progression being chiefly by intervals 
containing two or three semitones. The tone material is that of the 
fourth five-toned scale, and the sixth is, in one instance, lowered a 
semitone. 
No. 9. Going to Dance (Catalogue No. 903) 
Recorded by LittLe Crow 
VOICE F| = 72 
Drum not recorded 
WORDS (HIDATSA) 
[L002 Te VICES) Ss ane pana ee to dance 
NTA AVES ee set gene ee ee I am going 
Analysis—The tone material of this song is that of the fourth 
five-toned scale, and it has a compass of 14 tones. More than half 
the progressions are minor thirds. 
