Tabulated Analysis of 240 Sioux Songs 



MELODIC ANALYSIS 

 Table 1— TONALITY i 



Group I.- 

 Old songs. 



Number. 



Major tonality. 

 Minor tonality 

 Irregular 



Total.... 



147 



Croup II.3 

 Comparatively 

 modern songs. 



Nuiiiber. 



Per cent. 



Total. 



Number. 



93 



145 



2 



240 



1 Since we are considering music of a period in which what we now designate scales and keys was not 

 formulated, the terms "major tonality " and " minor tonality " are used in preference to the common terms 

 "major key" and "minor l^ey." Tonnliiy is defined as "the quality and peculiarity of a tonal system" 

 (Standard Dictionary, 1905 ed.), and key as "a scheme or system of notes or tones definitely related to 



each other" (Tlie Oxford Dictionary, vol. 5, 1901). 



2 This group comprises songs a majority »f which are believed to be 50 to 150 years old. (See p. 22.) 



3 This group comprises songs a majority of which are believed to be less than 50 years old. (See p. 23.) 



Table 2.— FIRST NOTE OF SONC— ITS RELATION TO KEYNOTE 



' Songs beginning on the submediant and having a compass of less than 13 tones. 



2 Songs begiiming on the dominant and having a compass of less than 12 tones. 



3 Songs beginning on the subdominant and havmg a compass of less than 11 tones. 

 « Sonjts beginning on the mediant and having a compass of less than 10 tones. 



6 Songs beginning on the supertonic and having a compass of less than 9 tones. 



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