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The opening song of the ceremony was sung throe times with a 

 tremolo drmnbeat, after which the drum changed to a definite, even 

 stroke, and the men began to dance with faces still tunKul toward the 

 sun and with hands upraised. 



No. 19. Opening Song of the Sun Dance (a) (Catalogue No. 453) 



Sung by JSiya'ka 

 Voice J= 144 

 Drum J = 144 



Drum in unaccented eighth notes * 



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I 1 I 1 



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Voice J 



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ii 



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160 

 Drum J= 160 



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* Drum-rhythm 



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Analysis. — This transcription shows the song and also the manner 

 in which it was changed by the singer in repetition. Thus the song 

 Itself ends with the third measure preceding the change of time, and 

 only that part of the transcription is considered m the analysis. In 



